Jesse decries AIDS' issues

Jesse decries AIDS' issues

With HIV and AIDS being the latest "killing field" for people of color across two continents, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. said it's time to get real about a malady that has risen 68 percent in Chicago's Black community.

Saying there is no room for morality during this rise of AIDS, Jackson said "it's time to get real" about this disease that accounts for four percent of these cases among youth 13-24 in the U.S. and are nine out of 10 new HIV cases among African children under 15 years old.

Admitting there is a reluctance by school officials to teach students sex education, Jackson said there is a contradiction when through subliminal …