A Day of Loving YouWanting to fit in. Isn’t it something how everyone follows the holidays on the calendar and when those dates come around to...reactionscomments
HIV in the South Part, IIThe spread of HIV has drastically improved over the last thirty years. As medications and therapies get better, less and less cases...reactionscomments
PrEPing for the FuturePrEP is extremely effective at preventing the spread of HIV. However, only 10 percent of the 1.2 million Americans who could use PrEP...reactions1comment
Minutes with Jah: Mental Health and HIVIn this video, I will be talking about mental health and HIV and my personal experience with this. Having a healthy mindset...reactions2comments
Minutes with Jah: How to Maintain Your Self-CareIn this video, I will be talking about how to maintain self-care care during this pandemic. Yes, we are going through challenging...reactions1comment
Narcan Saved A Life: Opioids and HIVOne weekend, while conducting local free mobile HIV testing, my worst fear came true. A pedestrian near the site overdosed, right in...reactions2comments
Using People First LanguagePeople-first language (PFL) also called person-first language is the use of language which puts the person before the diagnosis. People-first language describes...reactionscomments
Self-Advocacy, Part 2Editor's note: In part 1, Steven had to see a new doctor after finding out that his previous doctor wasn't available. During...reactions1comment
HIV Discrimination in the Workplace: Know Your RightsEmployment can be another area of life where people living with HIV face discrimination. Fortunately, a variety of federal, state, and local...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...reactions1comment
Self-Advocacy, Part 1I am a big believer in advocating for your own health, regardless if you are newly diagnosed or have been living with...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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
The Winter BluesIt’s winter here in Chicago. Granted, I’m used to it. There is a rhythm to the seasons. In Chicago, we are always...reactions2comments
Giving Someone an HIV Diagnosis While Having HIVIt is safe to say that I got into the field of Public Health because of my HIV diagnosis. I wanted to...reactions3comments
Ask the Advocate: Would I Change How I Received My HIV Diagnosis?Receiving an HIV diagnosis can bring an onslaught of emotions and questions. It can also be the start of processing what the...reactions3comments
Dear Mama: HIV and MotherhoodHIV and motherhood introduced themselves to me at the same time. As a young college student, I met this smart, attractive, popular...reactions7comments
My Treatment Experience with Infectious Disease DoctorsAs with every medical condition, not everybody’s HIV treatment experience is similar. Over the last serval years, I have had many different...reactions4comments
When I Found Out I Was Immune-CompromisedWhen I found out I was immune-compromised, I was nine years old. I remember my mother bringing me to my doctor's appointment...reactions3comments
