ALIMI BALLARD TALKS FATHERHOOD AND AIDS AWARENESS
Alimi Ballard is a busy actor and father of two children. The Numbers star recently sat down with the Black AIDS Institute to discuss AIDS in the African American community.
When asked about his motivation for joining the “Greater Than AIDS Campaign”, Ballard said, “It was my children. It was something watching my daughter being born. I thought I had a grasp on the world. I thought I knew what was most important: I got married, picked a good wife, had a good job; I was working. Everything was good. But seeing my daughter being born, my concern for the world and the people in it was born anew.”
Alimi now considers how the virus can affect his children’s lives in the future and encourages everyone to spread awareness about AIDS. “There is such a lack of information out there, and this is where you see the disparity in socioeconomic environments in the United States of America, where some people don’t get the information that they need: Half the new AIDS cases happen among African Americans, and when you make up 12 percent of the population, that’s a big disconnect. So it’s about getting out the information. Talk. Talk to your girlfriend. Talk to your boyfriend. Talk to your mother. Talk to everyone and share the information.”
Alimi definitely plans to have the talk with his son as soon as he is old enough to understand the birds and bees concept. “I’m going to take the boy,” says Ballard, “and we’re going to sit down. He’s a boy. I’m a man. I think I can really talk about what he should and shouldn’t do and why–and I will use that book.”
Website:Blackaids,org
Photo: Twitter
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- The Ballard Siblings
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I love this family- the dad is such an eye candy.
And yes i agree with Sherley- he is cuter than Idris but that Mr Elba is still the best (ha ha there is something about a british accent).
My friends saw him (idris) at the Cape Town Jazz Festival (South Africa) a few weeks back (am still ‘cursing’ myself for not attending the festival even though i had the opportunity to do so).
Finally a dark-skinned family on BCK !!!
@Sherley STOP IT! Anywho he’s a very proud dad with 2 beautiful kids!
What? What did I do?
He’s a handsome man I’ll give him that but no one is BETTER LOOKING than Kevin Garnett, Idris Elba and Morris Chestnut so stop all that other mess ur talking
There’s some sexual chocolate for u 
Dad has a gorgeous smile. Like this family and their cause!
UMMMM HE LOOK GOOD!!! LOL, I dont know who he is though. His kids Naya and Cairo are adorable and I like their names too.
Agreed! He’s no Idris but he comes in 2nd. (for the record, I think he’s finer than Idris in the looks dept. but combine Idris, accent & ‘swag’..he’s irresitable! Children are beauties.
They’re beautiful.