News 2011
This report by the Black AIDS Institute marks the 30th anniversary of the first official report on the emergence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over three decades, AIDS has radically altered our world, reshaping entire regions of the world, changing people’s relationship with their own sexuality, dramatically accelerating social and cultural change, and producing some of the most important scientific advances of the last century.
Over the past 30 years, five U.S. Commanders in Chief have led the nation’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Who gets good marks? From 1981 to the present, we assess each president’s leadership.
Read more: 30-Year AIDS Report Card: Which Presidents Make the Grade
At just 18-months-old, I had to undergo a blood transfusion following abuse I’d suffered at the hands of a family friend. The transfusion was successful and I survived, but a few months later my mother learned that the donor whose blood I received had recently died from GRID (Gay-related immune deficiency)—the original name for HIV. The doctor explained to her that there was no cure for this little-known disease and I probably didn’t have much longer to live.
BLK Publisher Alan Bell to Speak on Remembering Our History
LOS ANGELES -- Alan Bell, founder of two historic gay publications, will speak on “Remembering Our History: Making Sure the Future Knows What Came Before.” His talk will focus on the role the media has in preserving history as well as the importance of preserving the media outlets themselves. The talk will take place Saturday, May 28, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the William Grant Still Arts Center, 2520 W. Westview St., Los Angeles, CA 90016.
Read more: BLK Publisher Alan Bell to Speak on Remembering Our History
Promising New Research on Preventive and Therapeutic HIV Vaccines
May 18, 2011, was HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a time to remind ourselves of the worldwide effort to create vaccines to help prevent HIV infection and to boost the immune systems of people already infected with the virus.
Read more: Promising New Research on Preventive and Therapeutic HIV Vaccines