November 23 2005 1:00 AM ET
Reflections & Understanding
Close friend and journalist Kai Wright pays tribute to our late Native Tongue columnist, LeRoy Whitfield.
October 11 2005 12:00 AM ET
A Prayer for the Dying
[Editor's note: On October 9, just a few weeks after writing this column and while the issue was being mailed to subscribers, LeRoy Whitfield died of AIDS-related complications.
August 22 2005 12:00 AM ET
My Brother's Keeper
After weeks of feeling conflicted about it, I finally came to terms with the fact that I need the assistance of a home health aide to help me manage my unwieldy life with AIDS.
July 01 2005 12:00 AM ET
Of Johnsons and Joneses
LeRoy Whitfield remembers the difficult lives of loved ones he has lost to AIDS and tells of the ongoing struggles of those who continue to fight HIV.
May 13 2005 12:00 AM ET
I Huff and I Puff
LeRoy Whitfield's doctor says starting antiretrovirals could relieve his fatigue. But he says the cause�and cure�for his tiredness may not be that simple.
April 13 2005 12:00 AM ET
Losing Myself
LeRoy Whitfield says he has a deep hatred for HIV becase it has stolen so much from him. And he wonders why other HIVers aren't equally incensed.
March 04 2005 1:00 AM ET
Music Is My Mantra
During times of adversity, LeRoy Whitfield turns to the soothing power of music to see him through.
December 30 2004 1:00 AM ET
Not in Heaven, Not in Hell
A frightening bout of fainting has LeRoy Whitfield wondering if it is finally time for him to start treatment.
November 19 2004 1:00 AM ET
Home at Last
Will the cold shoulder that greeted LeRoy Whitfield's return to his adopted city warm up before winter's onset?
October 01 2004 12:00 AM ET
If I Can Make It Here...
For better or worse, LeRoy Whitfield says he is now a New Yorker, and he is determined to make it in the Big Apple.
