News 2016
Mass Incarceration Accelerating the Spread of HIV Among Black Women
Free of prison, but might be HIV-positive
DURBAN, South Africa – Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among African Americans, the most impacted group in the United States—particularly African American women—will not be successful without reducing the rate of mass incarceration among people of color, according to research made public here Tuesday at the International AIDS Conference.
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George E. Curry
George E. Curry, a 2008 Heroes in the Struggle Awardee
"No one should overlook the devastating toll this deadly disease has taken on the African American community."
Mixed Feelings About Same Sex Marriages
George E. Curry
Editor's Note: This story, which George Curry wrote in 2003, triggered the ire of the LGBT community, precipitated his friendship with Phill Wilson, and became the inflection point marking the beginning of his advocacy to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We run it in his honor.
As regular readers of this column know, I usually have pretty clear views on most social policy issues. But I confess that I have mixed feelings about same-sex marriages. Not only am I in a quandary, I've been in one for weeks as I've tried to look at this issue from both sides. And when I do that, I end up right back where I suspect a lot of people are - torn between feeling that homosexuals should not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and believing that same-sex marriages should not be sanctioned by the government or the church.
In This Issue
The uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among African American women is much lower than it needs to be. In this issue we run a piece by Barbara Lee Jackson, the Director of Program Design and Implementation for the Black Women's Health Imperative in Washington, informing women about PrEP and introducing the Imperative's Let's Talk About PrEP campaign.
The Role of PrEP in HIV Prevention for Black Women: Power in Service
Barbara Lee Jackson, M.P.H., Director, Program Design and Implementation, Black Women's Health Imperative
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." ― Audre Lorde"
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