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...stars of the evening were the members of the Sinikithemba Choir, a group of HIV-positive singers from South Africa who have performed across the world and shared the stage with figures ranging from Elton John and Diana Ross to Bill Clinton and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Performing a set of original songs by their music director, Phumlani Kunene—as well as some gospel and traditional African pieces—the colorfully-dressed choir sang about hope, HIV awareness, and combatting the virus that has claimed many lives across the world...
...said that the choir members started singing and touring to battle the public stigma of their condition...
According to the event co-chairs, Kevin Gan ’07 and Ohkyung Kwon ’07, they brought the choir to Harvard in order to improve student knowledge about a global issue...
...event coordinators faced several obstacles when planning the concert, Kwon said. The choir had some trouble obtaining visas to enter the United States because of their HIV-positive status of its members, he added. As a result, some choir members were not able to participate in the tour...
...overachievers, Perez stood out. She held the second highest rank in her senior class and as brigade command sergeant major was the highest-ranking minority woman in the history of West Point. She set school records as a sprinter on the track team, led the school's gospel choir, tutored a number of other students and even helped start a dance squad to cheer on the football and basketball teams. Professors wanted her to be in their classes; soldiers wanted her to lead their cadets; underclassmen wanted to absorb a little bit of the drive that made Perez push herself...