Magic Johnson : basketball legend, entrepreneur, and HIV/AIDS activist / by Diane Dakers.
- Dakers, Diane
- Date:
- [2017]
- Books
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Throughout his life, basketball superstar Earvin Magic Johnson has met both challenges and opportunities with perseverance and leadership. Dubbed "Magic," Johnson blazed a spectacular career in basketball. His play with the Los Angeles Lakers as point guard alongside center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as his epic rivalry with the Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird, marked a legendary era in the NBA. In 1991, Magic announced he had tested positive for HIV, a virus that can lead to the life-threatening disease AIDS, and was retiring from basketball. Little was known then about HIV/AIDS and its prevention. His declaration shocked the public but succeeded in putting a familiar and much-admired face on a disease that was shrouded in fear and prejudice. Magic Johnson's legacy includes his inspirational work as an advocate for the prevention of HIV and the still-incurable disease AIDS through his own foundation, which provides programs for HIV/AIDS education and prevention, including testing and safe sex practices.
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- Basketball playersUnited StatesBiographyJuvenile literature
- African American basketball playersBiographyJuvenile literature
- BusinessmenUnited StatesBiographyJuvenile literature
- African American businesspeopleBiographyJuvenile literature
- HIV (Viruses)Juvenile literature
- AIDS (Disease)Juvenile literature
- HIV
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Johnson, Earvin, 1959-
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- 9780778726104
- 077872610X