10 Black HIV/AIDS Advocates Who Are Making a Difference

He is a strong voice for prevention efforts, and was recently an adviser to the Centers for Disease Control during development of "Testing Makes Us Stronger," a national campaign promoting HIV testing among black gay and bisexual men. Housing is also a major issue that Kali wants to tackle: "We are not going to end the epidemic without addressing access to safe and affordable housing among the poor and people living with HIV or AIDS."

As for what's to come, he says, "My hopes for the future include unprecedented leadership and collaboration between the community, private industry and government to do whatever it takes to end the United States' struggle with this persistent epidemic. We are going to have to assess everything that we are doing and how we are doing it, and be bold."