News 2016

We'll Always Have Cuba, Part 3

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Justin Tandingan, Director of the Asian American & Pacific Islander Initiative at Teach For America

The third installment of a round-table discussion with four members of the Black AIDS Institute's Cuban delegation. Go here to read Part 1 and here to read Part 2.

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"More Options Are Coming": Josh Agee Reflects Upon CROI

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Joshua Agee (left) and Dr. Leandro Mena, associate professor of medicine in UMMC's Division of Infectious Diseases, discuss the best ways to educate Jackson residents who are at a high risk of contracting HIV. Mena relies on workers like Agee to recruit people with high risk behaviors to get tested for HIV and learn about preventative measures and treatment options.

CROI 2016 was truly an amazing experience for me. I had the chance to learn about new scientific advancements and tools that might expand the prevention options for my community. The new treatment and prevention strategies offer a level of promise that people are looking for since the current options aren't doing enough for us.

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Uninsured Parents Often Unaware Kids Could Be Covered

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Health insurance for minority children

Many parents of minority children in the United States are unaware that their youngsters qualify for government health insurance, a new study reveals.

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Black Heart Attack Victims More Likely to Have Ambulance Diverted

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Longer to the emergency room

Black heart attack patients are more likely than whites to have their ambulance diverted to another hospital due to overcrowding in the closest emergency department, a new study shows.

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This City Just Banned Grand Juries for Police-Involved Deaths

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Mica Grimm, center (carrying microphone), a member of Black Lives Matter, leads a march from a makeshift memorial for Jamar Clark on the side of Plymouth Avenue several blocks from the 4th Precinct November 20, 2015 in North Minneapolis, Minnesota. Activists are keeping up pressure for more information about the shooting death of Clark by a Minneapolis police officer.

Black Lives Matter activists successfully pushed a county prosecutor to forgo the much criticized grand jury process in the quest for #Justice4Jamar.

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  1. In This Issue
  2. We’ll Always Have Cuba, Part 2
  3. Hail and Farewell from Doug Brooks
  4. BTAN L.A. PrEP Summit to Provide Latest Insights about HIV/AIDS among Los Angeles Residents

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