In This Issue

This week we continue with Part Two of our roundtable discussion about the Black AIDS Institute's Cuban delegation, focusing here on Cuba's approach to treating HIV/AIDS as well as LGBT health and stigma on the island.

Our dear friend Doug Brooks has announced his resignation from the Office of National AIDS Policy. We will comment on this more in the coming weeks. For now, we will just share his thank-you letter saying goodbye and summarizing the office's achievements.

On Thursday the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN), in partnership with FAME Corporations and other local organizations, will host "Black Lives Matter: What's PrEP got to do with it", a Black Prep Summit to address the underutilization of PrEP in Black communities, present information on the latest biomedical advances in preventing the disease and provide resources to help Los Angeles County residents at high risk for HIV infection access those services.

Also in this issue, New York City-based HIV advocate and African American HIV University graduate Brandon Harrison shares his reflections on CROI. Finally, our friends from Kaiser Health News break down new rules for next year intended to make Obamacare more straightforward for consumers.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill