The Magic Johnson Foundation/Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS partnership is pleased to announce the 2010 inductees into the Heroes in the Struggle AIDS exhibition…This year’s heroes include: President Bill Clinton…Blair Underwood…Lee Daniels…Soledad O’Brien…Marvelyn Brown…Frank Oldham.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting grant applications to prevent the onset of substance abuse and the spread of HIV/AIDS among at-risk racial/ethnic minority young adults, ages 18-24, including minority college students. A total of $40 million is available to engage colleges, universities, and community-level …
On Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 9:00 PM the legendary Tobacco Road will join forces once again with South Florida’s pop-rock band The Coffee House Gypsies in collaboration with Care Resource for a concert event to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. Taking place just three days before the 22nd AIDS Walk Miami, the concert will kick off the 2010 AIDS Walk Week. The event will also feature live painting by Cuban artist, Celia Crespo, who will also be donating art to the cause.
South Africa Project (www.southafricaproject.org), the 2010 FIFA World Cup-centric initiative of Ubuntu Now (ubuntunow.org), has launched a “Wall of Supporters” on its website. As the international spotlight on South Africa continues to increase while the biggest single sports event on earth grows closer, the South Africa Project hopes to use the heightened visibility to raise global awareness of the nation’s deep-seated gender equality issues.
In her interview with Lester Holt, R&B singer Alicia Keys visits Agape Orphanage in Durban, South Africa and a health clinic that the organization Keep A Child Alive sponsors. It was after witnessing the impact of HIV and AIDS, firsthand, during a trip to Africa in 2003 that motivated Alicia Keys to action. Together, Leigh Blake and Alicia Keys founded Keep A Child Alive providing free lifesaving medical assistance, resources, and support to families all over Africa and India that cannot afford anti-retroviral medication and related care.
“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” regularly airs a “Making A Difference” segment whose focus is to showcase the “extraordinary efforts of ordinary people.” Beginning on Monday, November 9, 2009, NBC Nightly News hosted a special edition of this segment “Celebrities Making A Difference” highlighting philanthropic efforts from celebrities each night this week. Today (Friday), will close out this series, but I wanted to bring this information to you through my blog to encourage viewership and discussion.
Test 1 Million, a corresponding campaign produced by the Black AIDS Institute, kicks off an effort to test one million people in one year by next National HIV Testing Day (June 27, 2010).
“Black AIDS Project – Africa is a community mobilization effort designed to encourage Africans in various countries to get educated and get tested for HIV, as it continues to devastate the Continent,” says LaMont “Montee” Evans, of Healthy Black Communities, Inc.
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 …
