African Americans

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…

5-20-2017

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 imp…

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…

3-21-2016Editor's Note: This announcement previously stated a funding amount of $11 million. It has been revised upon SAMHSA's corrected funding availability of $33 mill…

3-25-2015A recent forum convened by HHS focused on strengthening the response to hepatitis C in African American communities, gathering representatives of more than thre…