In Memoriam: Ron Simmons
6-3-2020In the midst of so many recent losses, we note with regret the passing of Dr. Ron Simmons, a scholar, community activist, and longtime advocate, role model, and…
African Americans
Impact on Racial and Ethnic Minorities
5-14-2020While HIV risk factors are the same for everyone, some racial/ethnic groups are more affected than others.
New HRSA Funding Opportunities
4-28-2020HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau recently announced five Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for initiatives on HIV stigma reduction, implementing rapid ART initiati…
Remembering Barbara Joseph
3-31-2020In a period of so many losses, we are now mourning the passing of long-time HIV advocate Barbara Joseph, a Texas native who fought tenaciously for improved serv…
Dear Colleague: We’re in This Together
2-7-2020The 2020 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) theme, We’re in This Together, emphasizes the importance of support from friends, family, col…
Ending the HIV Epidemic Together on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2-7-2020HIV and AIDS have had a disproportionate impact on African Americans from the beginning of the epidemic. In 1981, when the CDC reported the first five cases of …
Black Communities: Facing HIV Together
2-6-2020For African Americans, HIV awareness is not about one day; it is about putting our health first and our willingness to address hard issues and have tough conver…
Minority HIV/AIDS Fund Activities
9-25-2019As of March 2019, the program formerly known as the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) has been renamed. The program is now known as the Mi…
How Mobile Devices and 5G Are Reshaping the Digital Divide
3-26-2019Three digital divide trends we’re watching: mobile devices, 5G networks, and screen-time limits for youth.
New Factsheets: HIV’s Impact in the African American Community
2-22-2019In 2017, Blacks/African Americans accounted for 13% of the U.S. population but 43% of the 38,739 new HIV diagnoses in the United States and dependent areas.