News 2012
Congressional Black Caucus sponsor AIDS forum at 42nd Annual Legislative Caucus
Black Leaders focus on ending AIDS in Black communities
Los Angeles California, Sept. 17, 2012—Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Rep. Donna M. Christiansen (D-VI), in partnership with the Black AIDS Institute, will sponsor a high level discussion on ending the AIDS epidemic in Black communities from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Thursday, Sept. 20, in room 144BC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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Illuminating Living With HIV
Last September a collection of 120 online photographs gave a face to hundreds of thousands of people in North America who live with HIV every day. This portrait of people affected by HIV—gay and straight, negative and positive, friends, family and co-workers—confirmed what photographer August Sander once said, “In photography, there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated.”
Arkansas>AIDS
The Arkansas Department of Health in collaboration with the Black AIDS Institute hosted a Testing Tour in Arkansas
From Sept. 6-8, The Black AIDS Institute, in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) hosted an Arkansas Greater Than AIDS Testing Tour for the third consecutive year.
Ending AIDS in Black America:Step 3: Implementing Treatment on Demand
The line "If you build it they will come" worked for Kevin Costner in the movie Field of Dreams, but it definitely does not work for people living with HIV/AIDS or in public health. The health care system we need won't get built until we show up and demand it.
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The Black AIDS Institute and the AIDS 2012 Hubs Storm the Windy City
African American HIV/AIDS activists came together in the Windy City to share knowledge about the International AIDS Conference, held in Washington, D.C., in July.
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