World AIDS Day 2016: The Fight Is Not Over
December 1, 2016 marks the 28th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, which is observed every year and is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS...
Tag : HIV/AIDS
What the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy Means for Black America
A study on the HIV/AIDS epidemic reveals Black Americans accounted for 45 percent of HIV diagnoses in 2013; whites accounted for 27 percent of diagnoses....
Civil Rights Group Recognizes Emerging Leaders Dedicated to Eliminating HIV/AIDS
The National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights ground dedicated to ending homophobia and racism, joined communities across the nation and world to acknowledge that...
World AIDS Day Urges People to Rethink HIV
According to the World Health Organization, fear of stigma is the main reason why people are reluctant to get tested, disclose their HIV status, and...
World AIDS Day: 5 Stories You Should Read About HIV/AIDS Awareness
In honor of World AIDS Day, people across the country will show their support for people living with HIV and commemorate those who have died....
From Intern to CEO: Glenda Smith Talks What it Takes to Run a Successful Nonprofit
Like many people, Glenda Smith didn’t set out for a career in the nonprofit sector. But a chance meeting with a 3-year old girl laid...
Report: Half of Atlanta Patients Testing for HIV Already Have AIDS
Many residents in Atlanta don’t have access to routine HIV testing at their healthcare facilities, according to WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In 2013, Grady Hospital initiated...
World AIDS Day: 5 Facts That Everyone Should Know
Dec. 1, 2014 marks the annual celebration known around the globe as World AIDS Day. People everywhere turn their attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that...
World AIDS Day: ‘Growing Up Positive’ Talks Race and Living with the Disease
Yasmin Shiraz and Still Eye Rise Media present "Growing Up Positive," a film about living with the illness and how race plays a role....
HIV Research: Temple University Team Successfully Eliminates Virus from Human Cells
A team of Temple University School of Medicine researchers have successfully designed a way to eliminate the HIV-1 virus from human cells...