The Red Pump Project
Red Pump Literary Pick of the Month
Hello to All of My Red Pump Divas: I want to introduce to you all a new feature for the Red Pump Project blog. This is, “The Red Pump Pick of the Month”. The Red Pump Pick of the month will be our own book club. Each month I will…
My Passion For People, My Love For Red Pump!
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis in Black America. African Americans make up 13% of the U.S. population but represent 49% of all AIDS cases. African-American women comprise nearly 70% of women who are newly diagnosed with HIV, and African American men are 44% of new HIV diagnoses. The…
Red Pumps of the Week
Hello, all! I’m so honored to be working with the Red Pump Project to present to you the “Red Pumps of the Week” blog series. Since the Red Pump represents the mission of this fabulous initiative, we want to assist you in your search to find shoes that fit your…
New HIV strain discovered in woman in Cameroon
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer – Sun Aug 2, 2:31 pm ETAssociated Press WASHINGTON – A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and…
Louisiana has two cities in the Top 3 for AIDS Cases
Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the AIDS case rates from 2007, the most recent data available. As far as cities go, Miami tops the list with 33.1 cases/100,000 people. They are then followed by New Orleans (31.5) and Baton Rouge (31.4). A Baton…
Our Young People Don’t Deserve AIDS
Being a teenager nowadays is completely different than when I was making my way through my golden years (only 10 years ago). Our teens are facing sexual challenges and peer situations earlier and earlier in life. And, if we want to reach them, then we have to let go of…
Announcing: The Red Tie Project
In March 2009, The Red Pump Project was launched to help bring awareness to the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. However, as we branched out and met more and more people, we kept hearing one particular question: What are you doing for men? Very good question. Welcome to…
New & Improved Red Pump Page
Hey all! We’ve revamped The Red Pump Project page, thanks to the tireless work of one awesome Smart Guy, blogger extraordinaire and graphic designer of 3Six5ive Creative. If you’ve tried to comment in the past and couldn’t, that issue has been fixed. We even have threaded comments so we can…
Red Pump Ambassadors
We are looking for ambassadors to represent The Red Pump Project in various cities across the country. We now have 40 ambassadors in 20 states. Our goal is to have an ambassador in every state before the end of the year, so if you would like to become an ambassador for…
Red Pump Meetup Recap – Luvvie’s Take
And BTW, Fantawesome = Fantastic + Awesome Karyn (The Fab Giver) and I decided to throw Patrice (Afrobella) a Red Pump Project Mixer to welcome her to Chicago with an evening of relaxing, socializing, drinks & fun. Not only that, all proceeds from the event went to the Chicago Women’s…