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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7, 2016

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw, Contributing WriterFebruary 6, 2016

Sunday, February 7, 2016 is National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The theme of thisYear’s campaign is ‘I am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS’. The emphasis of the 2016 campaign is on the role that everyone can play in HIV prevention and television personality and Co-Founder of 6in10.org, Karamo Brown wants that message heard loud and clear!   Brown co-founded 6in10.org with Donta Morrison to eradicate the HIV statistic that says that 6 in 10 African American gay or bi-sexual men will contract HIV by the time they are 40 according to the Centers for Disease Control. Among African Americans,

I Don’t Want to Say “I Told You So” But, “I Told You So”
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I Don’t Want to Say “I Told You So” But, “I Told You So”

Tony Wafford, Contributing ColumnistJanuary 21, 2016

I remember back in 2012 when many in the HIV world were celebrating this new wonder drug called Truvada (PrEP). This new drug was going to be a major tool (their words not mine) in our tool box to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. This magic pill was going to help those at highest risk for contracting HIV/AIDS.

“Doing It” While Black – Preventing HIV/AIDS in the African American Community
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“Doing It” While Black – Preventing HIV/AIDS in the African American Community

Tony R. Wafford, Contributing ColumnistJanuary 14, 2016

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the reasons why African Americans are at a higher risk of contracting HIV is because we tend to have sex with partners of the same race/ethnicity. Simply put, we tend to have sex with each other, thereby increasing the spread of HIV/AIDS in our community.

Calling all Brothers
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Calling all Brothers

John W. Coleman, MA MBA, Contributing ColumnistDecember 29, 2015

Brothers, we have a duty, a duty to take care of our women. We need to accept responsibility for the rising numbers of HIV/AIDS and STDs in black women. These rising numbers are such a prevalent part of our communities now; that a conversation needs to be expanded to include everyone in the community, straight and gay.

The CDC and The First Ladies Health Initiative to Educate Community About HIV and AIDS
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The CDC and The First Ladies Health Initiative to Educate Community About HIV and AIDS

Shirley Hawkins, Contributing WriterDecember 17, 2015

HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impact African-American and Hispanic communities, and in an effort to spread awareness and to educate the public about the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The First Ladies Health Initiative recently kicked off “Doing It,” a CDC campaign focused on HIV and AIDS awareness.

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Let’s Do Something Different This World AIDS Day

Tony R. Wafford, Special ContributorDecember 10, 2015

It’s been 35 years since the reporting of the first case of HIV in America and it saddens me to say it, but this nation was late at best, in answering the call to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. What is even more egregious is the deafening silence when it came to supporting HIV education, prevention and care in all communities but even more so in the Black community.