He Left Me His Strength

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Title

He Left Me His Strength

Subject

AIDS Activism, Black women, PWA, BIPOC, religion, women filmmakers, families, mother

Description

Documents the AIDS education work of Mildred Pearson, a middle-aged Black woman and mother who cared for her gay son when he was dying of AIDS. Produced by the Brooklyn AIDS Task Force, where I later collaborated on the WAVE Project.

Creator

Merle Jawitz, Sherry Busbee, Joanne Basinger, Sheila Ward

Source

Downtown Community Television Center Video Production Workshop

Publisher

April Productions

Date

1989

Rights

CC

Format

Video

Language

English

Type

video

Coverage

1980s-1990s

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Duration

15.42

URL

http://stor.artstor.org/stor//0d68ac83-9e3a-4eb2-80ef-5f0a2964525d
https://brooklyn-cuny.yuja.com/V/Video?v=10591683&node=46256031&a=102142608

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Citation

Merle Jawitz, Sherry Busbee, Joanne Basinger, Sheila Ward, “He Left Me His Strength,” VHS Activism Archive , accessed July 13, 2025, https://activismvhs.omeka.net/items/show/21.

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