aids in the black community

2009 World AIDS Day: video and resources

In honor of World AIDS Day, I have posted several videos as well as a wealth of resources, at the end of this post, with links to articles/news about HIV/AIDS on this blog as well as organizations and news from around the globe.

Whether or not you wear a red ribbon, do something as simple as joining a Facebook group focused on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. The more we raise awareness on HIV and AIDS the greater our chances are for ending this worldwide epidemic.

JENESIS Magazine, July 2009 “Exceeding an epidemic” about AIDS epidemic in DC and effect in black community

Article I wrote for July 2009 edition of JENESIS magazine (www.jenesismagazine.com) about the AIDS epidemic in DC. I’m just cropping it down to fit this blog and placing it here in case you missed seeing it online. There’s been a lot of discussion about DC in particular over the past several months after learning that rate has been on the rise.

2008 December 1- World AIDS Day. Challenging the African American community to do something.

It could be as easy as doing an online search, watch a documentary, volunteer, get tested, talk to your children about AIDS, make a donation. I could go on and on. For starters, check out the AAPC (African American Planning Commission) website on change.org. They have an interesting post called …