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Dawn Staley pays homage to Cheyney State with game jersey

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On This Date 10 Years Ago Layne Staley Passed Away

In 1987, somebody shoved a flyer into the hand of Peter Staley: massive AIDS demonstration, it announced. After four years on Wall Street as a closeted gay man, Staley was familiar with the homophobia common on trading floors. He also knew that he was not beyond the reach of HIV, having recently been diagnosed with AIDS-Related Complex. A week after the protest, Staley found his way to a packed meeting of the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power-ACT UP-in the West Village.

Never Silent: ACT Up and My Life in Activism [Book]

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Picture Perfect

Peter Staley and Jes Staley attend the GMHC 35th Anniversary Spring News Photo - Getty Images

Luke Staley: 20 Years Later, He Is Still My Favorite Miss

Rule Change Gives Top Seed in NCAA Women's Tourney Most Rest for Final Four After Staley's Criticism