Tony R. Wafford

Fat Shaming, or Just Ashamed of Being Fat?

Tony R. Wafford, Contributing Opinion WriterSeptember 7, 2023

I enjoy playing golf on Fridays and hanging out with my buddies as well as using that time to get in some exercise. I can hear some of you saying now, “Golf and exercise, is that like jumbo shrimp?” We have a standing 7:15 a.m. tee time at Los Amigos Golf Course in Downey, CA. Last week, after we finished playing, I was feeling nostalgic so I decided that I would skip driving the freeway and just take the surface streets home. What made this drive nostalgic for me was that many years ago when I first moved to Los

Health

How can I get support for taking care of my health in the era of COVID-19?

Tony R. Wafford and Juan BarronOctober 29, 2020

HHMB project is to discuss traumatic experiences to understand how they can affect our health over time

GW Researchers Study, Spread of HIV Cases in the District

Tony R. WaffordOctober 26, 2017

Biostatisticians can combine location data with genetic samples to determine new mutations of the virus or outbreaks, Crandall said.

Health Opinion

National HIV Testing, as well as Mental Health Day: Do You Know Your Status?

Tony R. WaffordJune 25, 2017

Culturally specific practices, understandings, and languages useful and effective in community engagement.

Health Opinion

Learning Lessons from the Trump Presidency

Tony R. WaffordJune 1, 2017

It’s a little different when you’re in the game and not just sitting on the sideline, and sitting next to that die-hard Trump supporter, really put me in the game.

Family Health

I Choose Life Health and Wellness Center and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Tees it up Against HIV/AIDS

Elizabeth HarrisNovember 2, 2016

The event was a tremendous success and very well attended with 72 golfers and 127 supporters, all of whom received HIV/AIDS information

Opinion

The Real Test on National HIV Testing Day

Tony R. WaffordJune 22, 2016

Monday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. Each year, HIV/AIDS organizations all over this country, take this opportunity to get people to test for HIV and to also educate people about HIV/AIDS. National HIV Testing Day is a prime opportunity to have conversations about sex and sexuality; which I think is the greatest test, the test of our courage as persons and as a people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and all of their partners and contractors will be aggressively promoting all of the many different HIV campaigns launched by the CDC. Campaigns such as, Doing It, We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time, Let’s Stop HIV Together, Start Talking. Stop HIV, Reasons, Take Charge.

Op-Ed Opinion

The Best Tool in Your Tool Box

By Tony R. WaffordJune 9, 2016

I Choose Life Health and Wellness Center has been working with the young people at John Hope Continuation High School in South Central Los Angeles promoting…

Op-Ed Opinion

Be Seen As We Are

Tony R. Wafford, Contributing ColumnistApril 14, 2016

Last week, I was catching up on all of my TV shows that I had DVR’d; most of the time, if the show does not look very interesting, I just fast forward and keep it pushing. Well, for some reason, as I was watching the Tavis Smiley Show, Tavis announced his guest, the winner of American Idol, Mr. Jorden Smith. Having not watched American Idol in years, I just wanted to see who this guy was. When I saw this young man, with this very high-pitched voice; I knew I had to see what was up with this and how in the hell did he win!

Local News Opinion

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.