HIV & African Americans: Policy Issues
- Top Obama Officials Discuss New AIDS Strategy With Black Journalists (July 19, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- PACHA: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy Must Target Black America (May 3, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Q&A: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Legislator and Activist (April 19, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- What Drives the African-American HIV Epidemic? (October 8, 2009)
The reasons go deeper than blanket assumptions such as risky behavior or the mistaken belief that black men are "secretly" having sex with men while in relationships with women, according to a senior U.S. health official.
In The Pittsburg Courier
- White House Officials, Lawmakers Discuss Racial Health Disparities, Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS Among Blacks (June 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Passing the Test: The Challenges and Opportunities of HIV Testing in Black America (June 2009)
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From Black AIDS Institute
- Black Leaders Convene AIDS Mobilization Summit in Response to New Washington D.C. HIV/AIDS Data (April 30, 2009)
From Black AIDS Institute
- U.S. HIV/AIDS Activists React to "Act Against AIDS" Campaign Announcement (April 20, 2009)
Although many in the HIV community are thrilled with the new plan, others are more cautious with their praise.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- GMHC Applauds Congressman Rangel for Introducing Legislation to Address HIV in African-American Communities (April 7, 2009)
Rangel, a Democrat congressman from New York, has introduced a bill in Congress that would pump more than $600 million into efforts to get black churches more involved in HIV education, prevention, research and treatment.
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Shocking New Data on Washington, D.C.'s AIDS Epidemic Reveals Appalling Failure to Address the Crisis in Black America (March 16, 2009)
Black AIDS Institute urges Obama Administration and Congress to take immediate steps to reinvigorate national HIV efforts.
From Black AIDS Institute
- HIV/AIDS Commission to Call on Obama to Address Disease Among Blacks in U.S. (February 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Black Ministers Call on U.S. Gov. to Declare HIV Among Blacks A Health Emergency (October 10, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Bush to NAACP: "We Must Not Avert Our Eyes" From HIV (July 21, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U.S. Health Secretary Creates Committees on HIV/AIDS Among Minorities, Including MSM (September 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- On the Eve of World AIDS Day, Surgeon General's HIV/AIDS Assessment for America: Good ... Bad (November 30, 2001)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Congressional Coalition Calls for a State of Emergency on AIDS (June 13, 2001)
Asks the Administration to fund AIDS programs for minority communities.
From AIDS Action Council
- $16 Million in Substance Abuse Treatment Funds Available to Treat Minority Communities Affected by HIV/AIDS (March 1, 2000)
From U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Racial Shift Spotlights Need for Better Prevention and Care (January 13, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
- Punks and Fags: Homophobia in Black and Latino Communities (August 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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