To measure a person's heartbeat, you take their pulse. To take the pulse of a community, you ask its leaders the hard questions. That's just what The Body did with a host of movers and shakers, including people like Gary Bell.

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Move over, Oprah, Colin and Condi: Here come more than a dozen of the most inspiring HIV-positive African Americans you'll ever meet. From Lois Bates (left) to Terry Johnson, you'll meet men and women who are committed to making a difference.

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Editorial by Black AIDS Institute CEO and founder Phill Wilson

My recent op-ed piece entitled "Precious, and a Princess" kicked up a firestorm. Some readers were offended because I compared the lives of some young Black women to the life of Claireece "Precious" Jones in Lee Daniels's film Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire--even though many Black females live under the burdens of poverty, domestic violence, molestation and, yes, HIV infection. . Read More

Youth Activist Brings HIV Prevention to an Urban Children's Hospital "Yes, babies are pretty, but they grow up to have sex ... and to potentially expose themselves to HIV," says HIV advocate Kai Chandler. Part of Chandler's work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia involves getting preteens and teens tested for HIV -- as well as talking to them about sexual risk, partner negotiation and healthy relationships while they're still young enough for prevention messages to have the greatest impact. Read More More Interviews With African Americans on the Frontlines

Nyrobi Moss
SisterLove, Inc.,
Atlanta, Ga

The interesting thing is I find that in older adults, and old people of color in the South, their biggest thing is: "If I share forks with her, if I come over to her house and she's cooking [and she has HIV], can I get HIV?" The whole cooking business is always interesting. Read More