Marvelyn Brown

Marvelyn Brown
Born	May 7, 1984 (1984-05-07) (age 27) Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation	Writer / Activist
Website
[2] www.MarvelynBrown.com

Marvelyn Brown (born on May 7, 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee is an African American author and AIDS activist whose autobiographical book (The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful and (HIV) Positive^[1]) tells her story as a young heterosexual women contracting HIV/AIDS at the young age of 19. A former top track and basketball athlete, she was in the best shape of her life, but found herself suddenly battling an unknown illness in an intensive care unit. Doctors had no idea what was going on, and it never occurred to Brown that she might be HIV positive.

Brown’s tale has had quite an impact on the AIDS community, and the world, as she travels telling her story trying to make more people aware of the continuing growth of the AIDS pandemic.

Her book and work as an HIV/AIDS activist has resulted in Brown having had extensive radio and television appearances. Marvelyn Brown has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, America's Next Top Model, CNN, MTV, BET, and The Tavis Smiley Show.^[2][3][4] She has also appeared in Newsweek,^[5] Ebony Magazine,^[6] and Real Health magazines.^[7] Her public-service announcement for Think MTV won an Emmy Award.^[8] Marvelyn Brown continues to write and has dedicated her life to HIV/AIDS awareness. Brown was names one of the Top 25 Heroes of the past twenty-five years of the AIDS epidemic (other noted AIDS activist included on this list are Alicia Keys, Magic Johnson and Phill Wilson^[9]). Marvelyn Brown currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

References

1. ^ Brown, Marvelyn. "The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive by Marvelyn Brown, Courtney Martin". Harpercollins.com. http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061562396/The_Naked_Truth/index.aspx. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
2. ^ "A Young Woman's Battle With HIV – US News and World Report". Health.usnews.com. August 20, 2008. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2008/08/20/a-young-womans-battle-with-hiv.html. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
3. ^ "CNN PRESENTS – Black in America". Hvc-inc.com. http://www.hvc-inc.com/clients/cnn/bia/featured.html. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
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5. ^ "Battling a Black Epidemic – The Daily Beast". Newsweek. May 14, 2006. http://www.newsweek.com/id/47746/page/3. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
6. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-156365250.html
7. ^ "Marvelyn Brown". POZ. http://www.poz.com/archive/2006_Oct_1852.shtml. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
8. ^ Posted 9/12/07 (September 12, 2007). "Marvelyn Brown PSA | Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/124821/marvelyn-brown-psa.jhtml. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 
9. ^ "Public Education Partnerships: BET: PSAs – Kaiser Family Foundation". Kff.org. July 8, 2010. http://www.kff.org/entpartnerships/bet/psas.cfm. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 

• [3] amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) PDF on Marvelyn Brown

External links

• [4] www.MarvelynBrown.com
• [5] POZ and Real Health magazines
• [6] Kaiser Family Foundation

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Name	Brown, Marvelyn
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Date of birth	May 7, 1984
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
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