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Dwayne Lawson Brown has been working with Metro Teen AIDS for the past 10 years, trying to educate youth on how to avoid contracting HIV.
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Dwayne Lawson Brown has been working with Metro Teen AIDS for the past 10 years, trying to educate youth on how to avoid contracting HIV.

D.C. Gigs is our regular segment featuring people who work "distinctively D.C." jobs. This week, we hear from Dwayne Lawson Brown, an HIV/AIDS educator who works with youth to help them prevent the spread of the virus. He says his job is particularly challenging, since D.C.'s HIV rates are the highest in the country.

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