HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community: Viewpoints
 Community or Chaos: Roland Martin, Rampant Homophobia and HIV Risk -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (February 16, 2012)
"Homophobia represents a threat to public health in Black America. The bullying, rejection and resulting low self-esteem and depression continues to fuel the epidemics of drug abuse and HIV in our community."
From TheBody.com
- Black Men Moving From Faith to Action (January/February 2012)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
 The Culture War in the Black HIV/AIDS Movement Is Hurting Us All (February 7, 2012)
From TheBody.com
 What Really Fuels the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Black America? (February 6, 2012)
From TheBody.com
 Bishop Joyce Turner Keller -- Where You At? A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (January 20, 2012)
"Bishop Joyce has lofted the term 'southern hospitality' to an entirely new level. She is not only the founder and CEO of Aspirations, a non-profit faith-based community service organization, but someone who is living with HIV/AIDS herself, and has dedicated herself to educating, supporting and inspiring others living with HIV/AIDS throughout the nation."
From TheBody.com
- MC Lyte: Hip-Hop Star and Actress (January 11, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 Fulfilling the Dream of Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (January 11, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Bill Duke: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless (January 3, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Will This Generation's Magic Johnson Please Stand Up? (November 3, 2011)
Twenty years after Magic Johnson disclosed his HIV status, we're starving for a straight, HIV-positive celebrity who can be this generation's role model. Our news editor Kellee Terrell asks: "What will it take for him to come forward?"
From TheBody.com
- United States: Each of Us Plays a Part in HIV Fight (October 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- We Need an HIV Portfolio for Black Gay Men That's Rooted in Social Justice (August 31, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
 My Son: My Positive Influence (August 5, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 HIV Infection Rates Stabilize Overall but Rise Among Young, Black MSM: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (August 3, 2011)
"Over the past four years (2006-2009) the average number of HIV infection rates in the country has hovered around 50,000 per year. However ... young, African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) ages 13-29 are the leading subgroup of infections. Their rates have rose 61 percent in 2009. Now some local organizations are reacting to the news."
From TheBody.com
- New Data Show "Alarming Increase" in HIV Infections Among Young Black Gay/Bisexual Men (August 3, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
 Michelle Anderson, 2011 Ms. Plus America: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (July 17, 2011)
I am very excited to have Michelle Anderson as our guest on tonight's POZIAM RADIO show. ... Michelle will discuss what it felt like to be the first openly HIV-positive woman to win a national pageant title!"
From TheBody.com
 I Remember Me (July 12, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 A "Non-Interview" With Sapphire About AIDS and Her Latest Novel: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (July 12, 2011)
"Questions still remained about why AIDS is the chosen kiss of death in Sapphire's book, why black men should read it, and the message that she is ultimately trying to get across to African Americans. She answered these questions during the question and answer portion of the reading."
From TheBody.com
- HIV/AIDS Is an Issue We Cannot Afford to Ignore (June 21, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who Do You Belong to? (February 24, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
 The Rising HIV Rates Among Young Women and Girls of Color: What's Going On? Part Two (February 10, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Larry Bryant Op-Ed: An Inconvenient Truth (February 7, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- New State of AIDS in Black America Report Recommends Full Implementation and Scale Up of Health Care Reform and National HIV/AIDS Strategy (February 7, 2011)
Report highlights major HIV-related developments in 2010.
From Black AIDS Institute
- HIV/AIDS in Black America: The Uphill Battle (February 4, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Disparities in HIV Diagnoses, and Interpreting CDC-ese (February 3, 2011)
From Journal Watch
- Commemorating Reggie Williams (February 1, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- The Rising HIV Rates Among Young Women and Girls of Color: What's Going On? Part One (January 25, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Can We Keep Up Our Progress on AIDS? (January 19, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- NNPA Announces Year-Long Series on AIDS in Black America (January 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- What Would MLK Do? (January 12, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Taking It to the Streets (January 4, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- NAACP Raises Alarm Over Growing Cases of AIDS in African-American Communities (December 1, 2010)
Poverty, lack of healthcare cause disproportionate rate amongst African Americans; NAACP campaign including screenings and education marks World AIDS Day.
From National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- When You Know Better, You Do Better, Part 3 (October 26, 2010)
The third in a series exploring issues raised on a recent episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Is Homophobia a Factor in HIV Racial Gap? (October 20, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Women Living With AIDS Thrive Thanks to Peer Support (August 31, 2010)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Long-Term HIV Survivor Discovers the Power of Twitter (August 25, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Together As One (August 16, 2010)
Black AIDS Institute intern spotlight.
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- What Message Do We Want to Take to AIDS 2012 in Washington, D.C.? A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (July 23, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
- "Our Own House Is on Fire": Thoughts on HIV/AIDS Spending in the U.S. -- A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (July 22, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
- Race Still Matters: Race, Poverty and AIDS in Black America (July 19, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- When Will the Media's Obsession With the "Down Low" Die? A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (July 8, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Black Silence on HIV/AIDS (June 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hookups, House-Hunting and Heroes (May 12, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- The Black Side (April 12, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Greater Empowerment for Black Women (March 3, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- Why There's Such an HIV/AIDS Disparity Among U.S. Blacks and Hispanics -- and What to Do About It (February 24, 2010)
A discussion with Kimberly Smith, M.D., M.P.H.
In The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Danny Glover's Labor of Love (February 22, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Black Americans Are Greater Than AIDS (February 5, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- Reaching the Right People With the Right Tools for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (February 3, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7, 2010 (February 1, 2010)
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health.
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Cleared for Takeoff: What Ending the HIV Travel Ban Means for Black Americans (January 4, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Young Black Men Are Precious, Too (January 4, 2010)
Editorial by Black AIDS Institute CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- Precious, and a Princess (December 21, 2009)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- The Cost and Causalities of Silence: HIV/AIDS in Black America (November 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 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
- Columnist Discusses HIV/AIDS Among Blacks in Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Transition to Hope: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (July 1, 2009)
From TheBody.com
- 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
- A Legacy of Mistrust: Research and People of Color (Spring 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- It's Time to Demand Respect for Black People With HIV, Actress Declares (August 4, 2008)
In an impassioned speech, Sheryl Lee Ralph implores the media to "do something different."
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
- "HIV Does Not Define Me": How One Woman Came to Accept Her Diagnosis (July 2007)
Diagnosed -- much to her surprise -- at the age of 19 in 2003, Marvelyn Brown needed to first accept her own status before she could begin to educate others .
From Savvy Miss
- Leaders of African-American Organization Discuss Developing an AIDS Action Plan (April 2, 2007)
From National Public Radio
- Homosexuality in the Black Church (April 2, 2007)
Bishop Harry Jackson, a fervent opponent of gay rights, discusses how black churches should respond to the AIDS epidemic.
From National Public Radio
- Overwhelming Problems Overshadow the "Big Picture" in African-American Community (March/April 2007)
HIV activist Keith Green takes a look at a violent act in which two gunmen randomly fired into a crowd of gay partygoers in a predominantly black Chicago neighborhood.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Meditations at Sundown: Race Relations (March/April 2006)
"How will we ever achieve social justice for all in this country and abroad if ... we don't have trust for people who are not of the same race or nationality as we are?" asks HIV-positive, African-American AIDS activist Keith Green.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HIV Helped Me Rediscover Life: A Gay Man of Color Tells His Story (Winter 2005/2006)
Victor R. Pond explains what it felt like to live through the first 15 years of the U.S. HIV epidemic -- and how it shaped the self-perception of HIV-negative gay men of color.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- One-on-One With Phill Wilson: The Director of Black AIDS Institute Talks About Moving Forward (November/December 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Wholistic Picture: Power or Not? It's About Finding the Truth and Purpose of Your Life (November/December 2005)
To fight the factors that drive the HIV epidemic among people of color in the U.S., begin by recognizing your own inner power, Sue Saltmarsh says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Oye, Cuidate and Take Care of Your Comunidad Tambien! (November/December 2005)
All people of color need to start accepting that unprotected sex, drugs and HIV are a part of their communities, and start teaching love and scientific facts, Carlos A. Perez says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- 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
- Promoting Unity and Love in the Black Gay Community: A Challenging but Not Impossible Task (November/December 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- LeRoy Whitfield, 36; African-American AIDS Journalist Who Decided Against Treatment (October 10, 2005)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Remembering LeRoy Whitfield (October 9, 2005)
This page, created by activist and author Keith Boykin, includes links to a number of LeRoy's articles.
From keithboykin.com
- NPR's "Tavis Smiley Show" Interviews POZ Magazine Editor About Special Issue on HIV/AIDS in Black Community (August 6, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AIDS and Black Community Leadership (RealAudio) (October 9, 2002)
Tavis Smiley talks to Cornel West about the crisis of AIDS in the black community.
From National Public Radio
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