News 2012

Getting Off on the Good Foot


Happy New Year.  Welcome to the first 2012 edition of the Black AIDS Weekly.  We hope your holidays were joyous and restful and that you are ready for an exciting and productive year.

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Bill Duke: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless


This is the first in a weekly series that will introduce our Greater Than AIDS ambassadors, Black artists and celebrities who are using their VIP status to shine a spotlight on HIV/AIDS. We'll tell you what they're doing in their careers as well as in their HIV/AIDS activism.

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2011 Year in Review: 10 Stories That Affected HIV/AIDS in Black America


Thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, we experienced a banner year for research in biomedical prevention, most notably around pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and "treatment as prevention." An expansion in treatment also stabilized the number of new infections.

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10 Stories to Watch in 2012, Part 1


The first of a two-part series about the stories to keep your eyes on during 2012. Look for part 2 next week.

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On Mr. Crowley’s Departure, Our Appreciation

This month, Mr. Jeffrey Crowley ends his tenure as President Obama’s Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy(ONAP) and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy, positions he has held since 2009.

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  1. HIV study named 2011 Breakthrough of the Year by Science
  2. Needle Exchange Program Faces New Federal Funding Ban
  3. AIDS 2012: Key Submission Deadlines
  4. Apply to AAHU Community Mobilization College Today

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