Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and Prose on Hiv/AIDS from the Black DiasporaFeaturing a wide assortment of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, this powerful volume confronts the existence of the HIV AIDS epidemic within the Black Diaspora. Defining a cultural dialogue that will be prevalent well into the 21st century, these writings celebrate life and the living by humanizing the effects of HIV and giving powerful voices to the affected and afflicted. The writings, presented in four major sections, speak out about the