Black Voices: “Wait a minute did I take my meds?”
5-15-2014“Wait a minute did I take my meds?” This is a question I often ask even if my pill box, mobile application, or friend says I have. Anxiety, nervousness, fea…
Black Voices
3 Takeaways from our Black Voices Blog Series
5-13-2014From the beginning of the HIV.gov blog, we found that encouraging conversations is the best way to ensure that we are connecting with our readers. By joining ou…
Black Voices: Home In Story
5-1-2014 Storytelling is a tool for self-expression; a method for transferring information. It is a practice so innate to our human construction that we perform story,…
Black Voices: Youth are Reigniting the Flame
4-17-2014The Young Black Gay Men's Leadership Initiative (YBGLI) seeks to change the status quo surrounding the issues that disproportionately affect young Black gay men…
Black Voices: Leveraging Digital Tools to Reach and Engage Black Gay Men
3-20-2014Editor's note: Venton and Meico are part of our Black Voices blog series, community voices of men dedicated to using new media to amplify the response to HIV am…
Black Voices: I Choose to Speak Out
3-6-2014 Like many black MSM who test positive for HIV, my diagnosis was confirmed in a clinic full of strangers. My blood was drawn by an individual who suspiciously s…
Black Voices: Having (and using) my voice to address stigma
2-20-2014My name is Patrick, I am a gay man of color, and I currently reside in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I was diagnosed with HIV at a health department in Virginia on …
Black Voices: From the Community, For the Community
2-6-2014At HIV.gov, we ask that all HIV organizations assess to see how new media can extend the reach of their work. Today, we are fortunate to share with you voices f…
Strategy in Action: Organizations Use Storytelling and Training to Deliver HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages to Black MSM
9-27-2013
Across the country, organizations are responding in innovative ways to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s call to reduce HIV-related disparities and health …
Addressing Hepatitis C Disparities in the African American Community
2-28-2013
As we celebrate Black History Month, here at HHS we are also reminded of troubling hepatitis C disparities that persist in the African American community.
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