One night, in 1989, when HIV/AIDS was still thought of as a white, gay man’s disease, 13 women met together for a potluck to support each other and share experiences. They began calling themselves “BABES with AIDS”. The name was a way to acknowledge the difference from white men living with the disease. As they [...]
Read moreby Renisha James So what happens when HIV has turned into full blown AIDS and you can no longer take care of yourself independently? Everyday tasks become extremely difficult and your mental state is hanging by a thread. This image is not well-known in our media or mainstream news, accept to those who are close [...]
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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 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 moreby Sandra Davis Clue #1: What Chicago based HIV/AIDS Organization provides housing, health and substance abuse programs for its clients? Clue 2: Dining Out for Life, is one of the signature fundraising events for this organization? If you said AIDSCare, then you are correct. Reward yourself, go window shopping for your next pair of Red [...]
Read moreSupport the Chicago Women’s AIDS Project by seeing a great performance of Step Afrika at the Harris Theater.Code: CHRP-CWAP will give you a discount on tickets AND 50% of the proceeds from the tickets will go directly to the CWAP!!! About Step Afrika!Step Afrika! is the first company in the United States to transform African-American [...]
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