SPEAK UP! 2018 was full of learning experiences, humility, sass and love. #PWNSummit #Speakup2018 I was greeted at the airport by Tami Haught and a group of ladies traveling to the same event. This year was #PWNUSA Ten Year’s Fierce...
A Girl Like Me
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Where do I start? AIDSWatch, as many know, is a very important conference where us activists gather and advocate for our states. We visit Capitol Hill and fight and demand what we need and plead with congress and senate about...
How I became a Human Inspirational Vessel (HIV+) Hello, my name is LaDawn Tate. I am 36 years old and I would like to share my story about me being positive. I was 30 years of age when I was...
I'm in total support of the U=U message and the science behind it (Undetectable equals Untransmittable). Now we can stay healthier and not transmit HIV thru sex if we have an undetectable viral load. But to truly end this epidemic...
My name is Katie Adsila Willingham and I'm from a small, rural town in northwest Alabama called Tuscumbia. For all you history buffs out there, Tuscumbia is the birthplace of Helen Keller, and we're not really known for much else...
Does anyone even care that Latinos represented 17 percent of the U.S. population but account for 24% of all new HIV diagnoses? That Blacks make up only 12% of the U.S. population, and they account for 44% of all new...
It is over fourteen years now, that I told my seven year old son that I have HIV and that I will be dying soon. I told him not to worry too much that my Mum and elder brother will...
Once again I have realized that I have not truly faced all of my fears from the past!! HIV WILL NO LONGER RENDER ME UNLOVEABLE, UNDESIRABLE, UNCLEAN OR UNTOUCHABLE!!! Today I vow and stand up to the fear of being...
Why do we have to keep having these conversations week after week? Is it too much for one to wear a condom, use protection, or sleep with just one person? HIV Testing is not like a pregnancy test, nor does...
As we move into the 4th decade in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the USA and the World, we must come to realize that the standards for prevention and outreach have failed to include, reach communities and sub-communities other than the...
