COVID and HIV: Feels Like Deja VuSince the COVID-19 crisis began, many of us faced the following months with uncertainty. I noticed a lot of mistrust, misinformation, and disbelief surrounding the events that were unfolding. Once...reactions1comment
Uplifting Black Voices: Ways to Better Improve Access to HIV Care and PrEPAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV diagnoses in Black people/African Americans decreased 7 percent between 2014 and 2018. However, the most recent data from the...reactions1comment
Accepting Myself, Even When Others Don'tThat day in August 2017, I thought my life was forever changed for the worst. I really thought my life ended and was over. Sometimes I still feel that way...reactions14comments
The Impact of COVID-19 on Black LGBTQ YouthA recent poll conducted by The Trevor Project found that COVID-19 has had a major impact on Black LGBTQ youth’s health and well-being. The poll consisted of 1,200 people between...reactions1comment
You Don’t Live in the Skin I Am InIf being a Black person in the world is not hard enough, try being a Black woman with HIV. Try living in fear of the world knowing, trying to keep...reactions3comments
Advocacy: The Work That Never EndsMost advocates know that our work isn’t done until the epidemic has ended. That’s something we all learn the more we advocate. But let's take a step back, back from...reactions4comments
Uplifting Black Voices: Various Experiences In Healthcare SettingsHIV stigma and discrimination infiltrate different parts of a person's life. Today, people living with HIV/AIDS continue to experience discrimination in various settings. It may occur in housing, education, employment...reactions2comments
I Am a Part of the Community I ServeSometimes, I stop and take a good look at my life and realize that I had no clue that HIV would be such a big part of who I am...reactions2comments
Not Your Typical Love StoryA few months back, I wrote about how dating is complicated and how, in the middle of a pandemic, I didn’t know what the world of dating would look like...reactions1comment
Uplifting Black Voices: How Do You Embrace Sex-Positivity?The science is clear: Undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) means people living with HIV who can achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load by sticking to antiretroviral therapy (ART) cannot sexually...reactions1comment
My First Impression of HIVWhen I found out I was immune-compromised, everything started to make sense because the energy that was being produced in the hospital room by my mother and the doctors who...reactions2comments
The 5 Stages: Coping With A New DiagnosisDiagnoses can come in many forms and take on various weights. For example, a diagnosis for the common cold may be a little annoying. It may require some changes for...reactionscomments
Uplifting Black Voices: Positive Changes in How the Black Community Talks About HIVFebruary 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), 1 of 12 HIV awareness days recognized each year in the United States. The first NBHAAD started in 1999 as a...reactions2comments
I'm Sex-Positive Because I'm HIV PositiveIt may be hard to believe that I'm sex-positive because I'm HIV positive when the vast majority of us believe HIV is the end of our sex life. But, it's...reactions8comments
Sticking to Your RegimenI cannot lie to you and tell you that I have never missed a day or two of my HIV medication. With all honesty, there have been times that I...reactions17comments
How Technology Brings Both Convenience and Confusion: Results of the Connected Health SurveySometimes, it feels like we are surrounded by technology. Apps, devices, trackers, and gadgets are everywhere! In this digital age, though, everyone has a different level of comfort using technology...reactions1comment
"I'm Just Joking": The Harm of Joking About HIV/AIDSWe all occasionally find ourselves in a position where a joke is told, and we simply find it distasteful. It does not necessarily mean we are surrounded by the wrong...reactions5comments
First Long-Acting HIV Injectable Cabenuva Receives FDA Approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cabenuva (cabotegravir and rilpivirine) for the long-acting treatment of HIV. Cabenuva comes as an injectable medicine that is taken once a...reactions8comments
Meditation - Bring It Wherever You AreToday, we are going to meditate! You may notice that I am sitting on a yoga mat, but you don't have to sit on a yoga mat in order to...reactions2comments
Bug Chasers: Do You Really Wanna Go There?Ask anyone who grew up through the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the resulting thousands of deaths, they’ll tell you it’s no laughing matter. In 1995, AIDS was...reactionscomments
