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An Evening With Rae: A Meet, Greet, & Tweet
On July, 15, 2010, “Ultimate Red Pump Rocker,” Rae Lewis-Thornton will host “An Evening with Rae: A Meet, Greet, & Tweet” at Encore Liquid Lounge, 171 West Randolph, Chicago, Illinois, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. This is the first event hosted by the Emmy Award winning AIDS Activist. Dubbed “A Social…
Ambassador Spotlight: Felisha Moore
Winston Salem Ambassador and Miss North Carolina International, Kristie Tobias (L), with Charlotte Ambassador Felisha Moore (R). The Red Pump Project is excited to have ambassadors, across the country, “Rocking the Red Pump” and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS in their community. Although we could never fully express our appreciation for…
If Only You Knew…
“People have moved on. The AIDS community has moved on and the Black community is in denial.” On February 11th, I had the immense pleasure of hearing Emmy Award Winning HIV activist Rae Lewis-Thornton speak at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Encouraging an honest dialogue about the disease, Rae…
VIDEO: The Face of AIDS (Rae Lewis-Thornton)
At the Red Pump Meetup, amazing AIDS activist, Rae Lewis-Thornton, attended our event and we had a chance to talk to her. She is truly inspiring and a true fighter, not to mention an all out fabulous lady! Here is a video interview that she did with Black AIDS Media,…