African Americans

8-28-2017Teresa* is a young African American woman living in the New Orleans area. She was only in her 20s when she found out that she is HIV-positive. Her journey towar…

8-9-2017Nola* is a young African American mother in rural Louisiana who had stopped getting HIV care for years and was in danger of developing life-threatening illnesse…

6-2-2017Each year, National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity to reflect on my journey as a Black, gay man, living healthy with HIV. Simply because, getting that HIV t…

5-23-2017Why did it take us so long to focus our attention on the disparities experienced in the South? Was it that AIDS was first identified in big cities on the east a…

5-15-2017HIV can affect anyone who has engaged in a behavior that can transmit HIV. Learn more.

5-15-2017While HIV risk factors are the same for everyone, some racial/ethnic groups are more affected than others.

2-14-2017This week, we’re at the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle sharing news and information about some of the importa…

2-7-2017National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), held every year on February 7, has for 17 years been a time to encourage HIV prevention, testing, and access to …

1-31-2017Tuesday, February 7, is the 18th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). The Strategic Leadership Council, a community-led group th…

12-28-2016HIV continues to take a heavy toll in the southern United States. Southern states represent 33 percent of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 44…