News 2016
AAHU Fellow Mukamtagara Jendayi: Fighting for an Equal Voice, Equal Access
Mukamtagara Jendayi (center), Deputy Director and Co-founder, The Afiya Center, a non-profit women-centered HIV prevention and reproductive justice organization located in Dallas, Texas. She is flanked by Jeffrey Klausner, M.D. (left), Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and the Program in Global Health, UCLA; and Phill Wilson, Founder and C.E.O., Black AIDS Institute.
One in a series about recent graduates of the African American HIV University.
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Fighting HIV In Miami, One Dirty Needle At A Time
Jose De Lemos, 53, and Hansel Tookes, M.D., a University of Miami medical resident, outside of Jackson Memorial Hospital after a recent visit. De Lemos, who has HIV, is being treated by Tookes.
MIAMI — The doctor on a mission met the homeless heroin addict who lived under a tree last year at Jackson Health System's special immunology clinic when both men were struggling to overcome the odds.
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Rep. Davis, Ambassador Birx, Local Clergy & HIV Activists Headline Chicago AIDS Meeting
Ambassador Deborah Birx (left), U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy; and U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis, Democrat, Illinois, 7th Congressional District
Congressman Danny Davis joins US Ambassador Deborah Birx, local clergy and activists in Chicago for a discussion about faith, stigma and ending AIDS.
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Administration Launches New Campaign to Enroll Young Adults During Open Enrollment
Kyla King, Manager, Marketing Communications, Priority Health (Spectrum Health), speaks at White House Millennial Outreach and Engagement Summit, while Brad Jenkins, Managing Director of Funny or Die (left) and Jonathan Swanson, Co-Founder and President of Thumbtack, look on
When the White House convened the Millennial Outreach and Enrollment Summit, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional initiatives to reach young adults during Open Enrollment and help them find affordable coverage through HealthCare.gov. Young adults had the highest uninsured rates before the Affordable Care Act and have seen the sharpest drop in uninsured rates since 2010. Yet millions of young adults remain uninsured, showing that there is more work to do to equip younger Americans with the tools and information they need to access coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, we are announcing new strategies, new tools, and new partnerships to reach young people and help them get covered.
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With '13th,' Ava DuVernay Breaks Down the Racism of Mass Incarceration in a Way That Everyone Can Understand
Director Ava DuVernay speaks at the 54th New York Film Festival Opening Night Gala Presentation and "13th" World Premiere with Intro and Q&A at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 30, 2016 in New York City.
Ava DuVernay's comprehensive, damning mass incarceration documentary,"13th," dropped October 7th at select theaters and on Netflix. The film breaks down the history, politics and socioeconomic conditions surrounding the sharp expansion of private and public incarceration, a system that has had a devastating impact on communities of color.