Archive for News/Media
“What’s It Worth?” for Teenagers to Have HIV Awareness?
The Red Pump Project announces their first annual “What’s It Worth?” Essay Contest CHICAGO, IL – In 2006, teen girls represented 39% of AIDS cases reported among 13-19 year olds. Faced with these statistics, The Red Pump Project is announcing the “What’s It Worth?” Essay and Scholarship Contest. Red Pump…
Gender Inequalities: Women and Infants at Greater Risk for AIDS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are approximately 33.4 million people around the world who are living with HIV/AIDS. Of these 33.4 million infected, half are estimated to be women. Last month at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna attendees discussed how gender inequality contributes to the vulnerability…
First National HIV/AIDS Strategy Introduced!
Yesterday, the Obama Administration revealed the First National HIV/AIDS Strategy. After nearly three decades, since the introduction of the disease in the United States, this strategy is an effort to re-focus domestic public attention on ending the HIV/AIDS virus. By implementing this plan the Obama Adminstration hopes to decrease the…
FDA Approves New HIV Test
Less than a week before National HIV Testing Day (June 27), the FDA has announced the approval of a new type of HIV test. According to a CNN report, The first diagnostic test to detect both HIV antigens and antibodies was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration on…
In The News
Here’s a round-up of HIV/AIDS in the news… Within certain populations in America, the prevalence of HIV-infected people is higher than in certain parts of Africa. – Newsweek Conference at Bethune-Cookman College draws 100 women to discuss the impact of AIDS on Black women. – Daytona Beach News-Journal MAC AIDS…
"iKnow" Campaign Launches with Stats, Celebs
Yesterday, the Center for Diseases and Control (CDC) launched “iKnow,” the next phase of Act Against AIDS, and the first initiative to specifically target African-Americans. The goal of the campaign is to get young African-Americans talking about HIV, especially since research shows that African-Americans between 13-29 years old are one…
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,…
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…
Red Pump Project on Blog Radio
*Karyn and I were invited to speak on the BlogTalk Radio show, Chatterbox to speak about The Red Pump Project. It’s airing this morning, at 9am CST. We were BEYOND excited about this opportunity to speak about the initiative. Please tune in if you see this post in time. If…