News 2016
Post-Pulse Massacre, Moving Forward Means Rejecting Scarcity and Fear
Yasmin Ahmed, a co-founding member of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Yas Ahmed of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity reflects on post-Pulse Islamophobia, the power of community and what it is to be a "queer, Muslim, gender non-conforming, Arab, mixed-race, able-bodied person of color" today.
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READ: Frank Ocean's Poignant Lament on Pulse Massacre, Homophobic and Transphobic Violence
Frank Ocean at the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2014 in New York City
The reclusive artist referenced Orlando and the North Carolina anti-trans bathroom bill in a new Tumblr post.
Painkiller That Killed Prince Part of Dangerous Wave of New Synthetic Drugs
Authorities say that music legend Prince died from an overdose of fentanyl.
The recent overdose death of rock legend Prince has brought renewed focus on the dangers posed by synthetic opioids -- laboratory-created narcotics tweaked by chemists to produce potentially lethal highs while skirting U.S. drug laws.
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In This Issue
Next month, an historic gathering will take place in Durban, South Africa, during the week prior to the International AIDS Conference, as hundreds of Black Women convene for the Women Now! 2016 Pan African Women's Summit. April Eugene reports on this very important meeting to discuss women's rights and press for women to be more highly prioritized in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Black Women Lead Groundbreaking Women's Preconference to International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa
Despite many scientific and biomedical advances, women worldwide are acquiring HIV at an alarming rate. In an effort to shift the conversation to include those most at risk, on July 13-15, the Women Now! 2016 preconference to the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, will focus on HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and justice for women, particularly of African descent. This is the first in a series on the IAC.