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Rolbein reports that the number of cases among African American men and women under the age of twenty doubled in 1989 . Rolbein reports that the number of syphilis cases increased dramatically among African American men and women under the age of twenty in Massachusetts in 1988 . In the program , NOVA accompanies the men and women of a wildland firefighting crew known as the Arrowhead Hotshots as they battle one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever , the summer of 2000 . A : In general I believe mentors are even more important for minorities and women because these groups may have unique concerns and barriers . Abakanowicz says that the figures are sexless , adding , " They represent the human race rather than men or women of any specific nationality , color , or creed . In a recent study among juvenile detainees , homeless persons and women at a temporary detention centre in Moscow , more than one half the female juvenile detainees had a sexually transmitted infection , as did almost two thirds of the women at the temporary detention centre and three quarters of the homeless women . Japour says that the number of cases among gay and bisexual white men has decreased dramatically ; that the number of cases among people of color and women has increased dramatically.Rolbein reports that there was approximately one case per 100,000 people among white men and women under the age of twenty in Massachusetts in 1988 and 1989 . V : An on-screen chart details statistics for the numbers of syphilis cases among men and women under the age of twenty in the white , African American , and Latino communities in Massachusetts in 1988 and 1989.Rolbein reports that medical investigators from Philadelphia , Connecticut and Massachusetts believe that crack cocaine is at the root of the epidemic .