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U.S. News University of Central Arkansas to Host AIDS ActivistNovember 24, 2009 AIDS activist and Emmy Award-winner Rae Lewis-Thornton will present a talk entitled "Catching, Coping and Conquering: The Fight Against HIV/AIDS" at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the University of Central Arkansas' Doyne Auditorium. Lewis-Thornton rose to prominence in 1994 after Essence magazine profiled her life with HIV. Her appearance is being sponsored by the Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the campus chapter of Keep a Child Alive, which works to provide antiretrovirals to children and families living with HIV in India and Africa. The World AIDS Day event is free, and the public is invited. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) 11.20.2009 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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