African-American Churches & HIV/AIDS
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An ever-growing number of churches in African-American communities are making an effort to embrace HIV-positive people and become part of the HIV prevention effort. Every year, more churches create AIDS ministries and make certain their doors are wide open to people with HIV; more pastors make HIV a vital part of their gospel; more congregations get involved in prevention and testing in order to stop the spread of HIV in their communities; and more church members challenge one another to question, and dismiss, their prejudices.
Are you HIV positive and looking for a church where you can feel at home? Are you a member of a church and would like to set up an AIDS ministry, or get your place of worship more involved in the fight against HIV? Use the tools on this page to find the answers you're looking for. Also be sure to read our one-on-one interviews with African-American religious figures at the forefront of the U.S. fight against HIV.
 Is the Ribbon Enough? (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Rev. Andrena Ingram.
From TheBody.com
- Of Faith and Compassion (January/February 2012)
Black leaders urge the church to tend to its people.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- This Is My Body, Given for You: A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (February 5, 2012)
"What do condoms have to do with the words of institution we hear each Sunday (or whenever the pastor is about to give communion)? ... Condoms? It may sound sacrilegious to equate condoms with those words. But think about it, when you are about to engage in a sexual union with another person these days, aren't you giving up your body?"
From TheBody.com
- Florida: Silence Is Death Highlights Link Between Churches and Rise in Local African-American HIV Rates (February 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Illinois: Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at Trinity (February 2, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Aaron B. Jones-Wade: Pastor, Shepherd, Homosexual (January 26, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 Positively Religious (November 23, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 "Your Body Is a Temple": A New Study Says Black Churches Have Key to MSM Prevention (November 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Kansas: Churches Sponsor Workshop on HIV/AIDS (September 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Why the Black Church Must Get Real on HIV/AIDS (August 16, 2011)
In The Grio
- Florida: Gospel Song Gives Voice to AIDS Awareness (June 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Florida: NAACP Sponsors Roundtable Forum on AIDS/HIV in Black Community With Local Pastors (June 21, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The NAACP Issues an HIV/AIDS Call to Action for Black Churches (March 30, 2011)
From National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Civic-Minded Churches Fight AIDS With Prayer in Roanoke (March 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: Churches Embrace AIDS Education (March 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 The Rev. Edwin Sanders: Ministering to "Whosoever They May Be" (March 8, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Florida: Assistant Pastor Urges Leaders, Congregations to Play a Bigger Role in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (December 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prayer Breakfast Urges Participants to Combat HIV: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 5, 2010)
"The theme was Churches on the frontline: Combating HIV/AIDS. Every song and testimony enforced that theme."
From TheBody.com
- Pennsylvania: Local Black Clergy Unite to Fight HIV/AIDS (November 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pernessa C. Seele, Founder and CEO of The Balm In Gilead Participates in Global Forum in South Africa (June 28, 2010)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- New York: Forum Breaks Silence on AIDS -- Pastors Talk About Virus Education and Address Their Own Perceptions (June 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Illinois: Black Churches Preach New Message on AIDS (June 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Meharry, Ministers Team Up to Fight HIV/AIDS in Nashville (June 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kentucky: A Youth Sex Education Program That Gets Results (June 10, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: HIV on the Rise; Reaction Should Include Compassion and Testing (April 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: New HIV Cases Show No Links, Says Morrow (April 13, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: Raising Awareness of HIV/AIDS (April 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia: HIV/AIDS Tricky Subject in Faith Community (March 31, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Talking Is Greater Than Silence (March 29, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- California: Black Churches Mounting AIDS Campaign (March 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia: Pastor Takes HIV Test at Sunday Service (March 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Power of Prayerful Advocacy (March 8, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Missouri: Area Black Churches Respond to HIV/AIDS Crisis (February 10, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Critical Lens on the African-American Church and HIV (Winter 2009/2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- HIV/AIDS and the Black Church: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 2, 2009)
From TheBody.com
- District of Columbia: Churches "Silent" on AIDS (November 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clergy Seek Answers to D.C. AIDS Crisis (November 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Churches Tackle Poverty, HIV; Activists From Across Country Meet to Map Out Strategies (November 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Reverend Doris Green (November/December 2009)
A prison minister shares the peace of her own survival.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Baptist Conference Addresses HIV/AIDS in Black Community (June 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Florida's Black Churches Answer Call to Focus Sunday Sermons on HIV (June 1, 2009)
In St. Petersburg Times
- Black Religious Leaders Urging Passage of HIV/AIDS Bill (June 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Tampa Bay Religious Leaders Join Effort to Address HIV/AIDS Among the Black Community (March 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- As HIV Rates Climb, More Black Pastors Concede That "Silence Equals Death" (May 29, 2008)
In The Pitch
- Black Churches Work to Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness (July 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Secretary of State, State Dept. Officials Meet With Black Church Leaders to Discuss African AIDS Epidemic (May 31, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- African-American Churches in California Launch Effort to Increase HIV Testing (November 15, 2004)
In The Black Voice News
- New York: Clergy to Lead AIDS Battle Among Blacks (April 13, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Florida: Pastor Warns Black Church: AIDS Is Crisis (January 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Balm in Gilead Using Church to Start Black Dialogue on AIDS (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- North Carolina: HIV/AIDS Conference on Caring With Compassion (May 13, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tennessee: Youths Get Hard Facts on AIDS -- Black Church Gets Down-to-Earth (March 14, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Los Angeles: Churches Join Effort to Give AIDS Alert (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maryland: At Meeting, Community Asked to "Break the Silence" on AIDS (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia: Church to Host AIDS Seminar (November 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: Pastor Bringing HIV Testing Into the Pews (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Oakland, California: AIDS Awakening Vowed in East Bay (July 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Religion Today: Black Churches Battle Homophobia (May 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African-American Churches Must Tackle AIDS (April 26, 2002)
Excerpts from a Detroit Free Press column by a local pastor.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Churches Confront Topic of AIDS (March 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Balm in Gilead: 13th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for Healing of AIDS, March 3-9, 2002 (November 19, 2001)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Model AIDS Program Housed in African-American Church (May 7, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
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