In This Issue

This week Kali Villarosa, our youth reporter at the International AIDS Conference, shares her reflections and reporting from #StopErasingBlackPeople, a workshop at AIDS 2016 about about how the contributions and history of people of color often get "disappeared" by society, including in the HIV/AIDS movement.

Our friend Rich Wolitski, Ph.D., the acting director of the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, reflects on some of the key scientific findings shared during the Conference. We run a story about a study of the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide that draws our attention to the sobering news that while the number of AIDS deaths has declined since 2005, the number of new infections has increased in 74 countries.

Does your organization want to begin to vlog (video blog), or otherwise get the word out through videos? If so, AIDS.gov shares some tips on how to tell stories visually on YouTube or other video media. We also share ColorLines' special report on discrimination against transgender people in the workplace.

Finally, please remember that we will be bringing the International AIDS Conference to a city near you, beginning with our AIDS 2016 update this Friday, August 5th in Los Angeles. We urge you to keep an eye on the Events section of the Black AIDS Weekly to find an update coming to in a city near you. Then go to BlackAIDS.org to register.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill