motivation, faith, forgiveness

Remember that the beautiful butterfly was once a cocoon. There is hope as long as there is life 3. "Being strong is also coming to terms that life is not easy, we may not always be happy and we...

At age twenty five I decided to go back to college. I enrolled to an HBCU and majored in Sociology. I loved my major and made the Dean’s list every semester. In addition to being in school full time I...

Please view my video blog talking about " A Day with HIV in America" which occurred on Friday, September 21, as well as other recent updates in my life lately: A Day with HIV in America   My video...

Tiffany posted a new blog “ Even in my compassion, I have lacked action” on A Girl Like Me’s “Voices from our Allies” page: …That is what she said in response to the hearing of another young woman...

...That is what she said in response to the hearing of another young woman dead in our community as she urged her friends on facebook to have a call to arms. I was so struck by the statement that I...

I read a statement earlier this week that has stuck with me ever since. It said "Perhaps we as humans are like plants, the moment we cease to grow is the moment we begin to die."

My only requirement would be UNCONDITIONAL love, that is so hard to find nowadays. I see lot of marriage and relationship breaking due to the lack of such love. When one loves a person...

My name is Connie L. Johnson. I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, and a friend who was diagnosed with AIDS in 2002.

This project (See my blog about the Red Ribbon Dress) originally began in 2004/05 and was as a sort of ‘Coming Out’ piece about being HIV Positive and was made for my end of year show. The Original...

I arrived in Washington, D.C. a few days ago for AIDS 2012. To summarize my experience in one word….Inspiring. The women I have met are some of the strongest, most courageous and inspiring women I...