NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this year, Congresswoman Barbara Lee of Oakland released a statement of concerns regarding the rate of new Black infections, and new diagnoses....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this year, Congresswoman Barbara Lee of Oakland released a statement of concerns regarding the rate of new Black infections, and new diagnoses....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Fauci’s career at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases began in the 1980s under the administration of Ronald Reagan. In 2008,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is a desperate need for creative solutions...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The role of the Black Press was both needed and visible over the past 18 months when the convergence of the worst pandemic...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump ridiculed natural science. He encouraged his followers to discount all scientific recommendations regarding how to lessen the impact of the pandemic....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, Associate Editor, Houston Forward Times, St. Louis, Missouri, unprecedented infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, Mexico City Mexico, Mexico, United States, available hospital...
ATLANTA VOICE — Joseph E. Lowery celebrated his 98th birthday last night at the Georgia Freight Depot with hundreds of Atlantans who came out to pay...
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — There is no disagreement that African Americans have worse health outcomes across the board. Researchers, scientists, sociologists, and doctor all agree. Data...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — Data and statistics reflect the dismal reality that if you are African-American, you will be more likely to die at birth, die...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Schumer noted that African American gains under the health care legislation, commonly known as Obamacare, are threatened by Trump and Attorney General William...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will present Congresswoman Waters with the award at the 50th NAACP Image...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…we still face unprecedented challenges in our struggle against HIV/AIDS. ...Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have debated proposals to slash funding for HIV/AIDS...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am deeply concerned by disproportionately high HIV/Aids rates in low-income and African-American communities. In 2016, 47 percent of all AIDS diagnoses in...
As part of a new strategic plan to prepare for the next generation of Black HIV/AIDS response, the Black AIDS Institute announced several organizational changes, including...
By Black AIDS Institute Staffers The Black AIDS Institute, the nation’s only think tank focused on the impact of HIV upon Black communities, has announced a...
By Judith Auerbach, Robert Bank, Chris Collins, JD Davids, Rebecca Haag, David Ernesto Munar, Dana Van Gorder, Phill Wilson and A. Toni Young (Original Conveners of...
By Marc H. Morial (President and CEO, National Urban League) “I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished together over the past eight years. Here and around...
By BAI Staffers (Black AIDS Institute) The Black AIDS Institute’s Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration honors, in a star-studded event and photographic tribute,...
By Karen Ocamb (Black AIDS Institute) The first cases of what became HIV/AIDS hit the news on June 5, 1981. Soon, Phill Wilson, then just 25,...
The Obama Administration Updates its Vision By Carma Henry Special to the NNPA from The Westside Gazette “We’ve come a long way in the fight against...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Heterosexual Black men were largely invisible at the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS...
(USA Today) – Lifting a ban on spending city money on needle exchanges for intravenous drug users prevented 120 new cases of HIV in two years...
(NBC News) – Men who took a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection were completely protected for months and sometimes for years, a leading health insurer...
Joe Hennessey, THE MONITOR DAILY (The Monitor Daily) — A study published in the Science journal on Friday by a mixed team showcased the...
