How to Turn Back the Threat of HCV
Corinna Dan, R.N., M.P.H., Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Although Black Americans are making gains in the fight against HIV, we are not doing nearly as well when it comes to hepatitis. That was the message conveyed at a Brown Bag Lunch Webinar hosted by the Black AIDS Institute in October 2017.
If Obamacare Is Being Repealed, Do The Uninsured Still Face Penalties?
ACA repeal nightmare
In some recent emails, readers asked about what to expect as Republicans move to overhaul the health law. Should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year? Will they be able to sign up on the exchange for 2018 after their COBRA benefits end? Here are some answers.
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In Conversations About Access, Blackness Must Be Centered
Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, a Black queer social-justice activist and member of the Black and Brown Workers Collective in Philadelphia
One in a series of stories written by the 2017 U.S. Conference on AIDS Social Media Fellows.
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In The Life: Aunsha Everett-Hall
Aunsha Everett-Hall, Senior Development Manager, Black AIDS Institute
One in a series of photos and stories from "In The Life," a story series about the life experiences of Black gay/bi/same-gender-loving/NGC and trans men, told in their own words as part of the #30DaysOfHIV campaign
In The Life: Justin Woods
Justin Woods, Program Coordinator, Black AIDS Institute
Following a reading of Mandela's "I'm Prepared to Die" speech, in which he declares he is willing to lay down his life to achieve racial equality in South Africa, I ask my Rwandan students, "What issue is important enough to you that you would be willing to die to see it achieved?"