20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers [Paperback]

Nubia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2005

20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers is a powerful book. It? s a must read for all women of color. The book gives very good answers to questions like: Is my man on the Down Low? How do I know if my man is on the Down Low? What is the Down Low? In additi

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20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers is a motivational book aimed at sisters of color. The book is very well researched and formatted for simplicity in understanding the epidemic affecting black women throughout the United States.

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Remember the Down Low is not new it's just more talked about nowadays. In fact, the black community is forced to talk about it now, because of the dramatic effects on the lives of black men and women, but mainly because of the rapid increase in new HIV cases among black women. The Down Low has been attributed to this rapid increase in the number of newly HIV positive sisters. Therefore, the media, religion leaders, community activists, concerned organizations, authors and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have made strong commitments to outlining this dark secret called the Down Low.

he Down Low is known to and lived by brothers who secretly have sex with other men, it is claimed to be wide-spread, and therefore it must be aggressively addressed right damn now. If black women are being infected and dying with AIDS at staggering rates, how do we continue reproduce? The Down Low is not the only contributing factor to HIV infections among black women. However, it is considered to be one of the major contributors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (January 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411619943
• ISBN-13: 978-1411619944
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,916,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does nothing to help., April 18, 2006

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Justo Roteta (Los Angeles, Ca.USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers (Paperback)

The ONLY thing which books like this one accomplish is make those Black and Latino women that are already paranoid even more so--not only does it NOT shed any new light on this whole DL phenomenon but it does nothing to help. The proliferation of books on this extremely controversial subject has not done much for anyone as most of them are as tabloidy and sensationalist as can be. J.L. King's bestseller "On The Down Low" is a far better and much more REALISTIC read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's ORGASM, not ORGANISM!, August 14, 2008

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This review is from: 20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers (Paperback)

This book was riddled with typos and grammatical errors. Was there no publisher? Anyway, I liked that the book was double-spaced so it was pretty easy to read. The majority of the book is really about the AIDS/HIV epidemic in the black community. It had articles and statistics and so forth. I just concentrated on the signs and the interview with the DL brotha.

Most of the signs were dead on point, some of the signs I did disagree with though because they could have applied to any brotha, not just a down low brotha.

I recommend this book if you have NO CLUE, but if you have some clue--you probably should bypass this book.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Informative, July 10, 2006

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Satin Sister "Sister of Concern" (Decatur , GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers (Paperback)

This book is a very good example of what sisters need to determine which brothers might be on the down low. The book is full of well needed information on the down low issues facing the black community today. The book was very helpful in determining what to look for in brothers who are on the DL. The 20 warning signs were very informative and straight to the point. This is a must read for all sisters of color. Many thanks to Nubia for taking the time to publish a much needed book on the warning signs of brothers living life on the down low.