Race, Intersectionality, and HIV

Racism and other intersecting biases underpin the ongoing HIV pandemic. These materials explore ways that systems of oppression impact the lives and experiences of women living with HIV and with reasons for HIV prevention – and how Black and brown communities are responding.

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Black women living with HIV have been innovators and changemakers in the HIV community since the earliest days of the pandemic. Browse this list of organizations founded and led by Black women living with HIV.

Black women's contributions are regularly ignored or made invisible in the HIV field and in US society in general. This disregard is a symptom of the same cause driving HIV among Black women. Read more about the historical context and solutions for addressing this systemic issue.

Beloved CAB emerita member and A Girl Like Me blogger Arianna Lint was part of this roundtable by our partners at TheBody in honor of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day.

Race matters when it comes to HIV – and not just for women of color. Learn about differences in HIV rates by race and why these differences exist.

Race and gender intersect with many factors in the lives of women with HIV. Learn about the varied impacts on women in different racial groups.

I'm constantly educating people. People that should know, don't. They grew up when the HIV epidemic started. So, I share my story because I want to help people. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HIV.

On a recent episode of TheBody's Instagram Live series “At Home With,” The Well Project executive director Krista Martel talks with Charles Sanchez about what our organization is up to.

"I was pleased to see these doctors from my state; I know we all share great concerns about Alabama. Healthcare in this state, like everything else, is governed by religious beliefs, and is often ignored or stigmatized."

Being a Black woman and wearing the badge of honor of being strong is exhausting to say the least.

What was the most impactful were the stories told by each of us living with HIV. It would not have been nearly as successful without our voices.

Many complex factors affect women's health beyond HIV. Learn about reproductive justice, the role of pleasure, and other related ways of thinking about people's sexual and reproductive lives.

Watch the December 2023 episode of Leadership Exchange LIVE: In this practical, dynamic conversation, two Black women experts lift up the unique needs, priorities, and insights of Black women living with and vulnerable to HIV.

A short documentary film, coming to Hulu on World AIDS Day 2023, highlights the impact of HIV on Black women in the rural US South and features multiple members of The Well Project's community.

It's crucial to recognize that HIV doesn't discriminate based on gender identity, yet society often does.

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