Q&A: Joe Brewster, MD, and Michele Stephenson, Co-directors of American Promise

In 1999, husband-and-wife filmmakers Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michele Stephenson began filming their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun Summers, as the boys began kindergarten at the Dalton School, an elite private school in Manhattan. Fourteen years later their film, American Promise, chronicles the boys' educational journeys at Dalton and Benjamin Banneker, the Brooklyn high school where Seun completed his secondary education. We spoke with the filmmakers to discuss this groundbreaking project that challenges the negative stereotypes about Black males.

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Taking Tenofovir PrEP in US Trial Not Tied to More Sexual Risk in MSM

US men who have sex with men (MSM) taking daily tenofovir for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) did not have more sex partners or more unprotected (condom-free) anal sex after they started PrEP. But men who believed PrEP prevents HIV acquisition had a slightly but significantly greater number of total partners after starting PrEP.

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Healthcare.gov Offers New Shopping Feature — Sort Of

With consumers in 36 states struggling to access a federal exchange website to compare health plans, the Obama administration launched a new online tool Thursday that lets users see premium estimates by state, health plan and two age categories.

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In This Issue

You may have noticed that since my return from sabbatical, I have been obsessed with the lives of young Black men and boys. And why not, somebody has got to care about them. I've been asking the same question in different ways: Do the lives of young Black males matter?

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