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Dear Advocate, 2021, so far, has been a year of focusing on me and choosing me above all else. Too often I have dimmed my light and emptied my cup for the needs of others. I'm an empath and a...

resilient: (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching or being compressed. Bending stretching or being compressed. Whew! If those aren't action words for what HIV does and makes you do I...

You may wonder why I chose this title? And why I believe this will be my 2021 slogan? As I shared in Rollercoaster, as a long term diabetes survivor, I have been dealing with many health challenges alongside HIV during...

Me & Covid 19 I found out on February 8, I have covid 19. This brought up old feelings and had me ready to say F it. I entered the hospital on the 12 for 3 days then went to...

Last year we were all rocked by a deadly new virus. Somewhat like the early days of HIV, we didn't really understand the modes of transmission—we just knew it was potentially deadly. The country went on lockdown, people lost jobs...

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Given that we are in February, which is not only Black History month but also the month of LOVE, I felt compelled to share this message with y'all. When I tell you all my light is working like crazy right...

Seeing how free people felt about sharing their COVID results but knowing if it were HIV they wouldn't - well DON'T - do the same. EXPERIENCING how an epidemic and pandemic is devastating my community has been hard. It's violent...

Yay February!?! These short 28 days of Black History! A time when the world tries to act like they actually give a damn about Black people. Post a couple pictures of ancestors that have been engrained in our head since...

Racism has affected our people in many different ways. 2020 has made it very clear just how much it affects us in the criminal justice system. And the outbreak of this new strand of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has made it...