Criticism
Upon selection as executive director of AIDS Action Council, Barnes's tenure with the New York department of health came under criticism by Bryan Wallace. An activist with ACT UP/Washington was quoted as saying his selection was a "commitment to mediocrity" by the AIDS community, which should have chosen a director living with AIDS. Barnes was not.
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