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Click here to read HIV prevention ideas from U.S. Senator Barack Obama, one of many movers and shakers discussing HIV prevention at The Body's African-American HIV/AIDS Resource Center.

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

News

100,000 Black Americans Are Living With HIV But Are Unaware of Their Infection (June 25, 2009)
Leaders declare every Black American needs to know their HIV status.
From Black AIDS Institute
Florida Newspaper Examines Impact of HIV/AIDS on Black Community (June 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Florida: "Sistas" Spread AIDS Message (June 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative (April 7, 2009)
The CDC says it's going to work with a wide range of established, respected African-American organizations to make sure its initiative is able to reach the people most in need of effective HIV education.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact Sheet: Refocusing National Attention on the HIV Crisis in the United States (April 7, 2009)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines its newly announced "Act Against AIDS" plan to spend $45 million over five years to increase HIV awareness.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Outreach Efforts in Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Target Black Community (March 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Documentary Aims to Educate Young Blacks About HIV (March 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Launches "Cure" Program (February 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Group Hosts Conference, Starts Database to Spread HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Black Teenagers (February 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Black Gay Men Seek Community Space in San Francisco (February 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois: Group Reaches Out to Spread HIV/AIDS Message (February 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indiana: "You Need to Be Informed"; Saturday Evening's Event Raised Awareness of HIV and AIDS (February 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mississippi: Do You Know Your HIV Status? Increasing Awareness Among African Americans Is Goal, Experts Say (February 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bias Behind Higher Rates of HIV in Black Gay Men? (February 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
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
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
What Works in HIV Prevention for Women of Color (2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
Critical Need to Pay Attention to HIV Prevention for African Americans (June 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Viewpoints

African Americans, Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Confronting the Epidemic in Black America (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
"Complacency," "Stigma" Hindering Efforts to Reduce HIV/AIDS in Black Communities, Opinion Piece Says (May 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Epidemic at Home: A Conspiracy of Neglect (Fall 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
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
"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

Programs & Outreach

HIV Awareness, Testing Efforts in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Target Black Community, Others (June 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
African-American Resource Center: HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition: Making HIV Testing Routine in the Heart of Harlem: Creating Unique Partnerships to Promote HIV Prevention and Testing (May 5, 2009)
From The Body
No Time for Black Gay Men? (April 23, 2009)
CDC's African-Americans AIDS campaign shows promise, but questions remain about outreach to black gay men.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Video Documentary Aims to Educate Young Blacks About HIV (March 4, 2009)
"When it fell in my lap, I just saw black," says HIV-positive artist and activist Monte Wolfe of his HIV diagnosis in 2004. Monte's personal story is one of several told by young African Americans in a video documentary called "Let's Talk About HIV/AIDS."
From Gazette.net
Video Central: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 3, 2009)
Hip-hop artist Ludacris, media mogul Master P and film director Patrik Ian Polk speak out against the African-American HIV epidemic.
From National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The Heightened National Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among African Americans (September 4, 2008)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Magic Johnson's Wife to Star in HIV Ads Directed by Spike Lee (July 6, 2008)
In Los Angeles Times
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
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
News & Notes: Community HIV Testing and Care Initiative Launched in Harlem (June 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

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