That may be true, but that's a different discussion. The bottom line is what's good for the goose isn't always good for the gander. Another bottom line is that some of us require more training than others. It's not realistic, however, to assume that training alone will level the playing field. In some cases it will, in others it will not.
Training has to be relevant and capacity oriented.
Further, present AIDS planning processes have failed to include African American direct care service providers in any meaningful way. While white organizations are represented in AIDS planning by experienced executive directors and other staff, African American direct care organizations are usually not represented at all, with representation limited to those who concentrate their services in the area of prevention. The net result is that the existing, primarily white, AIDS direct service network has its advocates present in the rooms where decisions are made, while African American providers are not. The net result is a process that includes African Americans primarily as tokens, while real influence, power, and authority is wielded by others. The outcome of these processes has been, in most cases, the continued expansion of financial support for organizations built in the 1980s, primarily designed for the white gay community, while organizations built by African Americans and other people of color have consistently had to struggle with small grants awarded years ago.