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Overview

Black Leaders Commit to Fighting AIDS, Opening Dialogue on Taboo Topics (September 4, 2006)
In Boston Globe
Battling a Black U.S. Epidemic: Long Avoided, Efforts Finally Start to Gain Traction (May 15, 2006)
In Newsweek
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
Black People and the Search for an HIV Vaccine (November/December 2005)
African-American vaccine advocate Steve Wakefield addresses some common myths African Americans may hold about HIV vaccines.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

News

CDC Director Gerberding Calls for Increase in HIV Prevention Efforts for Black Community (May 12, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Words of Wisdom (April 11, 2008)
Civil Rights legend James Meredith lends his voice to Mississippi's upcoming Stand Against AIDS.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Illinois: Test Positive Aware Network Panel Discusses HIV Prevention in Black Community (December 27, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Black Leaders Come Together for Historic Meeting to End HIV (September 21, 2007)
From EURWeb
Black Medical Association Calls for Federal Action to Stem the AIDS Epidemic (August 29, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Graduates of "HIV U" Prepare to Fight HIV in African-American Communities (June 18, 2007)
From Black AIDS Institute
New York: Ads Target Homophobia; Billboards, Posters Aimed at HIV/AIDS Prevention in Black Community (September 1, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advocacy Groups Charge Schering-Plough With Racial Discrimination for Excluding Blacks From Hepatitis C Trial (April 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
NIAID Director Anthony Fauci Urges Better African-American Representation in HIV Research (February 6, 2006)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Black Gay Leaders in U.S. Express Discontent With HIV Prevention Efforts (September 20, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois Passes Law Addressing Link Between African Americans, Prison and HIV (August 23, 2005)
In The Advocate
Kansas: African-American Activists Discuss HIV Prevention Strategies (August 23, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois: New Law to Focus on HIV in Blacks; Infection Rate Tied to Prison Population (August 19, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kansas: Blacks Hope Truth Will Limit HIV's Reach (August 19, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rev. Sharpton to Launch Initiative to Fight Homophobia, HIV/AIDS in Black Community (August 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Men Inspiring Hope: Eighth Annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Focuses on Men Who Have Sex With Men (May 17, 2005)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Sex and Prevention: Learning From a Group of Men of Color (May/June 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Newspapers Cover Local National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Events, AIDS Awareness Efforts (February 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day: Statement by NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci (February 7, 2005)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Indiana Awards 38 Grants to Test Minorities for HIV (June 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spread of HIV to Young, Black U.S. Women Spurs Concern (April 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Study Is Chilling to Black College Campuses (March 11, 2004)
The much-publicized findings of an HIV outbreak among black men who have sex with men in North Carolina colleges has finally brought public attention to the silently spreading epidemic.
In The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michigan: Black Women Urged to Be Wary of AIDS (June 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Hosts Annual Benefit (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Still Taboo for Many Blacks (June 16, 2003)
Secrecy continues to hamper efforts to fight the spread of HIV among African Americans.
In San Francisco Chronicle
New HIV Prevention Film, "Women's Voices, Women's Lives," Focuses on African Americans (May 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Debate Over Vaccine Trial Results Hits Racial Divide (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Jersey AIDS Forum Presents Mixed Report (March 14, 2003)
A recap of the second annual community forum on "Talking Openly With Neighbors: AIDS and the Black Community".
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7, 2003)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
AIDS in Black America: Denial Equals Death (December 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
African-American and Latina Mothers and Daughters Speak About Sexuality (May 18, 2001)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
What Works in HIV Prevention for Women of Color (2001)
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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
Critical Need to Pay Attention to HIV Prevention for African Americans (June 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Race Important Factor in Knowledge About HIV (November 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Alarming CDC Statistics Demonstrate Need for Expanded AIDS Prevention Efforts Among Women and People of Color; ; Statement of Christine Lubinski, Deputy Executive Director, AIDS Action Council (April 19, 1996)
From AIDS Action Council

Viewpoints

African Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Confronting the Epidemic in Black America (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
That Hump (May/June 2008)
Reflections on the rising rates of STIs in African-American teenage girls.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Addressing the Rise in HIV Rates Among Young African-American MSM (June/July 2006)
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Nearly Half of Us May Already Be Infected -- Who Gives a Damn? An Open Letter to Black Gay and Bisexual Men (November/December 2005)
The Black AIDS Institute asks: Why are so many African-American MSM remaining silent, despite stratospheric HIV infection rates?.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Let's Talk About It: Learning to Trust, Again (July/August 2004)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
"Sexual Duality" of Many Black MSM "Fans Flames of AIDS Wildfire," Opinion Piece Says (March 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Officials Should Be More "Imaginative" in Addressing HIV/AIDS Among African Americans, Wall Street Journal Columnist Says (September 11, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Unladylike" Talk About Sex Saves Lives (April 7, 2003)
Excerpts from an op-ed column by Laura Hall, a board member of the Black AIDS Institute.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dying in Silence -- African Americans (March/April 2003)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Impact of HIV on Women and Communities of Color (Summer 2001)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Racial Shift Spotlights Need for Better Prevention and Care (January 13, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
AIDS in the Hood: The Invisible AIDS Group -- Black and Latino Heterosexuals (July 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Programs & Outreach

Black Churches in Florida Encourage HIV Testing, Battle Stigma (April 16, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
GMHC Launches Two New HIV Awareness Campaigns (March 19, 2008)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Magic Johnson Combats AIDS Misperceptions (December 1, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Magic Johnson Keeps Up HIV Fight (November 7, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drag Balls: An Underground Black Youth Community Taking HIV Prevention Into Its Own Hands (July/August 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Actors in a "Sexistential Comedy" Talk About Using Condoms (2006)
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From Agate Publishing
Delaware: AIDS Center Runs on Sense of Kinship (May 5, 2004)
The Beautiful Gate Outreach Center reaches one of Delaware's hardest-hit HIV/AIDS populations: Wilmington's black community.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Florida High-School Workshop Spreads Word on AIDS (April 21, 2004)
A workshop for teens and their families is an example of the increasing attention being paid to HIV in the black community.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Showtime's "Soul Food" to Air AIDS-Related Episode as Part of KNOW HIV/AIDS Campaign (April 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
North Carolina Group Distributes Condoms to Black and Latino Communities (April 13, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
North Carolina: Forum Educates Black Colleges on HIV (March 22, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio: Program Reaches Out to Those With HIV (August 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Las Vegas: AIDS Clinic to Focus on Educating Blacks About Disease (July 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Carolina Beauty Salons, Barbershops Educate African Americans on HIV (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Groups Join to Stop Spread of HIV Among Blacks (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Campaign Personalizes Numbing HIV Statistics for U.S. Black Women (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Florida: AIDS Message Delivered in Poetry (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Florida: Public Service Campaign Targets HIV Awareness (October 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio AIDS Ad Campaign Focuses on Minorities (October 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Models Sought to Link HIV/STD Services for African-Americans (March 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Response Programs Target Black Community (November 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Using Research and Community Collaboration to Develop a Family-Based HIV-Prevention Program (September 15, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
News & Notes: Community HIV Testing and Care Initiative Launched in Harlem (June 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
For Minority Communities: AIDS Prevention Ads With Impact (November 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Ed in the 'Hood: Bronx Teenagers Take Prevention to the Streets (May 19, 1998)
In The Village Voice
Annotated Bibliography: Culturally Competent Sexuality Education Resources (December 1996/January 1997)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

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