In This Issue

The Black AIDS Institute is in a stage of transition as we add new board members and staffers whom we will introduce to you over the coming weeks. In this issue we present the first of several new Institute staff members: Zena Yusef, our new program coordinator.

As a result of the recent historic SCOTUS ruling that legalized gay marriage, experts expect a bump to occur in the level of health insurance coverage among gay couples as same-sex spouses get access to employer plans.

The Office of National AIDS Policy has been conducting a five-year update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that will guide its policies through 2020. Although the revised Strategy isn't available yet, our friends at AIDS.gov dial in with ONAP director, Doug Brooks, who gives us an update.

Between now and July 22, the Affordable Care Enrollment (ACE) TA Center is conducting an online needs assessment to learn more about successes and challenges to help eligible Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) clients get enrolled in health coverage use their coverage and stay enrolled. Read on for more information.

Finally, we run a piece by Baltimore-based print and radio journalist Lawrence Lanahan about some of the differences between Southern and Northern racism.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill