Movers & Shakers: Working to Change the Face of HIV/AIDS

Whether they're running clinics, spreading the word in Congress, providing HIV education to underserved gay men or devising the best way for churches to confront HIV, these individuals are part of the driving force behind efforts to end the HIV epidemic in African-American communities. These profiles of their tireless work remind us that HIV is yet another burden that African Americans shall overcome.

Individual Profiles & Interviews

Vanessa Austin	Making HIV Testing Routine in the Heart of Harlem: Creating Unique Partnerships to Promote HIV Prevention and Testing	Gary Bell	Leading Black AIDS Activist Says Knowledge and Testing Are Key to Beating HIV
Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D.	Q&A: Dr. Lisa Bowleg, Researcher on Stress, Sex and HIV Risk Among Straight Black Men	Carrie Broadus	Long Way to Go in Helping African-American Women Battle HIV, Activist Says
Al Brown	Al Brown: Creating Mentors, Paying It Forward	Linda Burnette	Philadelphia Youth Advocate Tackles AIDS Denial
Kai Chandler	Youth Activist Brings HIV Prevention to an Urban Children's Hospital	Brian Datcher	An HIVer Finds Unique Ways to Educate Gay Men About HIV
Dazon Dixon Diallo	Dazon Dixon Diallo -- Sisterly Love at its Best	Kenyon Farrow	Not Enough Being Done to Counter African-American Myths About HIV, New York Advocate Says
Congressman Chaka Fattah	Congressman Chaka Fattah: Leader, Funder, Activist	C. Virginia Fields	Q&A: C. Virginia Fields, AIDS Movement Leader and Power Broker
Joseph C. Gathe Jr., M.D.	Q&A: Dr. Joseph Gathe, HIV-Treatment Specialist	Danny Glover	Danny Glover's Labor of Love
Keith Green	Keith Green: Becoming a "Different Kind of Researcher" in Communities of Color	Debbie Hagins, M.D.	An Interview With Debbie Hagins, M.D., Clinical Director of a Ryan White Clinic in Georgia
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Ph.D.	Q&A: Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Educator and HIV Expert	Bethsheba Johnson	Health Workers Just Starting to Learn How HIV Impacts Blacks Differently, Nurse Practitioner Says
Regina King	Q&A: Regina King, Actor and AIDS Activist	Barbara Lee	Black Congresswoman Calls for More Open Dialogue on Homosexuality and HIV
Victor McKamie	Black Churches Need to Play Stronger Role in Fighting HIV, Activist Urges	Dr. Lisa Masterson	Dr. Lisa Masterson: An Advocate for Maternal and Fetal Health
J. Lawrence Miller	Best Way for African Americans to Fight HIV Is One Person at a Time	Rev. Jimmy Myers	An Interview With Reverend Jimmy Myers
Naturi Naughton	Naturi Naughton: Singer, Actor, Activist	Barack Obama	Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama Gives Five-Point Plan for Fighting HIV
Ron Oden	"Down Low" Is Not Just a Black Issue, Palm Springs Mayor Says	Jason Panda	Improve the Glove, Spread the Love: How "b condoms" Is Changing the Condom Game
Michaela Pereira	Michaela Pereira: On the Importance of Saying Something Significant	Alvin Poussaint, M.D.	Race Relations Expert Laments Poor Media Coverage of HIV, Homosexuality Among Blacks
Beny Primm, M.D.	Addiction Expert Urges Massive Education Campaigns for African Americans	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Diva Takes a Stand Against HIV/AIDS Ignorance
Joseph Richardson, Ph.D.	Q&A: Dr. Joseph Richardson, Expert in Health-Risk Reduction Among Youth Offenders	Gil Robertson IV	African Americans Tell Their Stories About HIV in a New Book
Audria Russell	HIV Education for Pre-Teen Girls in Homeless Shelters	H. Alexander Satorie-Robinson	Civil Rights Leader Urges All African Americans With HIV to "Tell Your Truth"
Rev. Edwin Sanders	The Rev. Edwin Sanders: Ministering to "Whosoever They May Be"	Rev. Kevin E. Taylor	Through My Eyes: The Rev. Kevin E. Taylor
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.	Paragon of African-American Medicine Cites Progress, and Concerns, on HIV Among Blacks	Rev. Alberta Ware	Taking AIDS Activism to African-American Churches
Carlos Velez	Black Community Is Not Talking Enough About HIV, Activist Leader Warns	Gary Paul Wright	HIV Frontlines: In Newark, N.J., an HIV/AIDS Advocate Finds New Ways to Reach LGBT African Americans
Maxine Waters	Q&A: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Legislator and Activist	Brian White	Brian White: Actor, Author, Activist
Michael Jai White	Michael Jai White: Actor, Fighter, Educator	Kai Wright	Articles About Sex Often Get Censored, African-American Journalist Says
Gail Wyatt, Ph.D.	Q&A: Dr. Gail Wyatt, Sex Therapist, Expert in Black Women's Sexuality