James Blake On Being Tackled By NYPD Officers: 'I Was Standing There Doing Nothing'

Retired tennis star James Blake was arrested briefly when he was reportedly mistaken for a suspect during an identity theft sting that was happening at the midtown Manhattan hotel where he was staying

Police violence tends to get the most public visibilty when it happens to celebrities, and that is certainly the case for the NYPD's recent assault on retired tennis star James Blake. Blake, who was in New York for a special appearance at the US Open, was accosted by five white plainsclothes officers yesterday. One of the cops bodyslammed the black tennis pro on the concrete outside of his Midtown Manhattan hotel.

In This Issue

Phill Wilson, President and CEO, Black AIDS Institute displays BTAN T-Shirt.

This week the Black AIDS Institute will be reporting each day from the 2015 U.S. Conference on AIDS in Washington, D.C. This is our first issue of the Black AIDS Daily.

In this issue we report on "Black Lives Matter: Local Impact/National Reach," the second national conference of Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN).

FHI360 Powers Crowd360 Platform During USCA 2015

Office of National AIDS Policy Director Douglas Brooks joins USCA Social Media Scholars to talk about the community's role in the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy

FHI360 is behind an online platform that will curate content at the 2015 U.S. Conference on AIDS (#2015USCA).

"We are curating the content and creating a daily delivery email that will be sent to conference participants the following day," says Manny Rodriguez, the project director of social marketing and communication for FHI360. The first issue of the newsletter will be emailed on Friday, September 11, and the last, on Monday, September 14.

Needle-Exchange Program Curbed HIV Spread, Study Finds

Monica Ruiz, George Washington University, Washington, D.C

A needle-exchange program in Washington, D.C., has prevented hundreds of new HIV infections, a new study suggests.

The program for injection drug users was launched in 2007, and it prevented an estimated 120 new cases of HIV infection and saved about $44 million in HIV treatment costs within two years, the researchers said.

Free Helpline and App for Hepatitis C Patients Offer Peer Support and Self-Care Tools

The Help.4.Hep self-care tool powered by Health Storylines, is a free mobile and web app for anyone actively managing hepatitis C or preparing for treatment

Viral hepatitis is known as the silent epidemic, because it is a disease that is both under-recognized and underdiagnosed. Hepatitis can result from infection with several different viruses, including hepatitis C virus (HCV). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 3.2 million people are chronically infected with HCV and that nearly half are unaware of their infection.