News 2017
Black Americans Still Undertreated for HIV
Andre F. Dailey, M.S.P.H., Epidemiologist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Although progress has been made, blacks in America are still being hit harder by HIV/AIDS, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Can HIV Drugs Boost Syphilis Risk?
Syphilis Risk
Gay and bisexual men taking antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infection may be at increased risk for syphilis, new research contends.
In This Issue
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Black AIDS Institute Brown Bag Webinar About Race Repeated by Popular Demand
The first in a series of stories covering the Black AIDS Institute's (BAI) quarterly Brown Bag Lunch Webinar series.
Each year the Black AIDS Institute hosts monthly Brown Bag Lunch Webinars that teach participants about a wide variety of topics related to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black communities. After each webinar, Black Treatment Advocates Network chapters provide corresponding programming in their local communities. This year the webinars will follow a quarterly theme. The first-quarter theme is Race, Class and Privilege.
Read more: Black AIDS Institute Brown Bag Webinar About Race Repeated by Popular Demand
Black AIDS Institute Staffs Up for 2017
Big changes have taken place at the Black AIDS Institute.
Aunsha Everett-Hall, Senior Development Manager, Black AIDS Institute
Aunsha Everett-Hall is now the Institute's Senior Development Manager. He will work in various capacities to lead fund-development efforts and organizational-development strategies, and provide programming content expertise. Prior to joining the Institute, we knew Aunsha from his work as Executive Director of REACH LA.