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  • HIV/AIDS through Spoken Word: Mary Bowman's "Dandelion"

    Poet and spoken word artist Mary Bowman was born HIV-positive. Bowman’s words express her personal experience with HIV/AIDS and illuminate for audiences the impacts of the disease.

    Filmed: Claire Gilbert
    Edited: Michael Headley, and Kelsey Michael


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