Most black women living with HIV or AIDS got infected through high-risk sex with men.
Marvelyn Brown says she's HIV-positive because she did not consider the risks.
She's a former athlete, who now travels the country telling her story and championing personal responsibility.
Brown has written a memoir about her journey, titled The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and HIV Positive.
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