Black Church Urged to Join Fight Against HIV/AIDS
April 21, 2016
A new initiative is underway to enlist the faith community in combatting the rise of HIV/AIDS among African Americans in Los Angeles. The campaign, entitled The Black Church & HIV, aims to establish a network of faith leaders, religious institutions, and community members committed to making change and ending the HIV epidemic. Positioning HIV as a social justice issue, advocates insist that faith leaders are trusted community educators who can address the inequities and stigma surrounding the disease. “In the health care system, there are higher rates of mortality and there is a lower quantity and quality of health