by Lisa Pollard On July 24th, I participated in the AIDS Walk of Central Ohio. Actually, I volunteer every year as a tribute to my former co-worker and dear friend who lived with AIDS. Nonetheless, every year I become a little more disappointed at the fact that there are so few African Americans that participate [...]
Read morePhiladelphia, PA – Due to their broad reach and heavy influence, faith-based organizations have played critical roles in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention efforts. The inclusion of churches and other religious organizations in discussions about HIV/AIDS can create a discourse that is free of judgment and associated stigma that encourages people to know their status. This [...]
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by Renisha James SisterLove, Inc. is one of those organizations that absolutely does it all. Based in Atlanta, GA with an international branch in South Africa, this powerful organization is in the fight for women’s lives; educating them about their reproductive health and focusing on the deadly epidemic of HIV/AIDS. Their Mission: SisterLove is on [...]
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In January 2010, Pepsi launched The Pepsi Refresh Project. This initiative, aimed at encouraging individuals to make a positive impact on their communities, plans to award over $20 million this year to ideas that “refresh” the world. Each month, the project takes 1,000 submissions and the best submissions, based off public voting, will receive grants [...]
Read moreHouston, Texas – This past Saturday, July 31st Hip Hop for HIV, put on their fourth annual for over 15,000 young adults. The tickets were free, with a twist. Potential concert attendees received the tickets, only after a four hour process of being tested and educated about HIV/AIDS and other STDs. If needed, they were [...]
Read moreby Renisha James When in search of an HIV/AIDS organization that was making a solid and meaningful impact in its community, I ran across one that stood out simply by its title: LIFEBeat: The Music Industry Fights AIDS. Being a music lover, I was intrigued. Who Are They? “LIFEBeat is the music industry’s charitable organization [...]
Read moreLooking for Places in the Chicagoland Area to get FREE HIV Testing this week? The Howard Brown Health Center, offers FREE anonymous oral rapid HIV Testing Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 1:00pm – 7:00pm and Friday from 9:00am – noon and 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Testing takes place at their walk in Clinic, 4025 N. Sheridan [...]
Read moreWashington D.C. – HIV infection amongst women is nearly 12 times the national rate in the District of Columbia. With the launch of DC Doin’ It!, a grassroots campaign to encourage the use of female condoms, The Washington AIDS Partnership hopes to increase awareness while decreasing HIV infections. The Washington AIDS Partnership, a collaboration of [...]
Read moreEarlier this month researchers, from the International Partnership for Microbicides, announced the testing of a vaginal ring containing an HIV-preventing antiretroviral drug, dapivirine. With that ring, the drug is released into the vagina and the microbides are expected to kill the virus on contact. This study has already recruited close to three hundred women. However, [...]
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