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Fortunata was diagnosed with HIV in 1997, while pregnant with her daughter. At first she was lost, but now she's a busy HIV/AIDS activist and her daughter is HIV negative. Read her story and the stories of many other African Americans at The Body's African-American HIV/AIDS Resource Center.

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HIV/AIDS Among African Americans (August 2008)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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CEO of Black AIDS Institute Discusses HIV/AIDS at Newspaper Conference; Group Releases Report Examining HIV Testing in Black Community (July 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
VOA News Profiles HIV/AIDS Counselor Who Works in Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Where Are the Black Gay Men? (February 19, 2009)
Even on Black AIDS Awareness Day, black gay men remain on the margins.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day, February 7, 2009 (February 4, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Fighting HIV Among African Americans (February 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Making Change Real: The State of AIDS in Black America 2009 (February 2009)
Executive Summary.
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From Black AIDS Institute
Making Change Real: The State of AIDS in Black America 2009 (PDF) (February 2009)
From Black AIDS Institute
Hope Amidst the Crisis (January 30, 2009)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Heightened National Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among African Americans: Presentation From the 2008 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit (September 9, 2008)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African-American Resource Center: HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition: African Americans Tell Their Stories About HIV in a New Book (May 14, 2008)
From The Body
HIV/AIDS and African Americans (January 22, 2008)
From Office of Minority Health
Graduates of "HIV U" Prepare to Fight HIV in African-American Communities (June 18, 2007)
From Black AIDS Institute
A Heightened National Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among African Americans (PDF) (June 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disease Denial Devastating for African Americans (June 5, 2006)
Blacks are most vulnerable: group sustains more than half of new U.S. infections, deaths, but effort to inform intensifies.
In San Francisco Chronicle
HIV Denial, Stigma Continue to Threaten U.S. Black Community, Author Says (May 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sexuality in Men of Color: The Impact of Culture (Winter 2005/2006)
Moctezuma Garcia examines the intersection of race, sexual identity, culture and religion in the U.S. HIV epidemic.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
A Turning Point: Confronting HIV/AIDS in African-American Communities (November 2005)
This call to action includes statistical reports and a list of specific recommendations on how to stop the spread of HIV among African Americans.
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In A Turning Point: Confronting HIV/AIDS in African American Communities, from National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
Reclaiming the Future: The State of AIDS Among Black Youth (September 22, 2005)
As U. Chicago professor Cathy Cohen and colleagues report, HIV has become inextricably linked with the cultural and political inequalities that face many African Americans -- particularly youths.
From Black AIDS Institute
African-American Community Slow to Wake Up to Rapid Spread of HIV (March 14, 2005)
The growing HIV rate among African Americans (now at about 2%) is beginning to strip away years of denial.
In St. Petersburg Times
U.S. HIV Cases Soaring Among Black Women (February 7, 2005)
In The Washington Post
AIDS Goes Gray (February 2004)
HIV has been with us for over two decades. Its survivors will live much longer than that -- which is more than can be said for the safety net keeping them housed and healthy.
In City Limits
And They Said This Was a Gay, White Male Disease (September/October 2003)
An overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. South.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Black Community Especially Hard Hit by HIV/AIDS (June 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Bridge to Common Experiences (February 19, 2001)
In The 2001 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS, from The Body PRO
On the Front Lines: Fighting HIV/AIDS in African-American Communities (August 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State of Emergency: HIV/AIDS Among African Americans (February 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Leading for Life: The AIDS Crisis Among African Americans (October 22, 1996)
A conference report from the Harvard AIDS Institute.
In Leading for Life: The AIDS Crisis Among African Americans, from Harvard AIDS Institute

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