Real Talk with NMAC
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEvery episode of Real Talk with NMAC provides people of color, allies, and advocates in the community — regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity — who are at greater risk of HIV/AIDS with a greater understanding of the role racial inequities play in the epidemic, and how to address them.
NMAC (The National Minority AIDS Council) leads with race to normalize discussion about race within the HIV movement, bend the curve of new HIV diagnoses, and retain people of color living with HIV in care. Listeners will receive tools to advocate for better policies to care for people living with HIV — and to end the epidemic — and learn about the services NMAC offers to empower our community to achieve these goals.
This show is for everyone of color living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS, the allies who fight alongside them, and advocates who represent for us at all levels of power. Listen now and become part of our community of advocates who champion our issues and the issues of those living in communities most affected by HIV.
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Episodes
Let’s Talk Sexuality
May 09, 2023 15:30 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBTalking about sexuality often comes with a stigma, and people often feel they can’t talk about it freely for fear of being shamed. But in this episode, we discuss sexuality in an open, safe space to start reducing the stigma around it. Lauren Miller, Health Equity Program Coordinator at NMAC, comes live from the Biomedical Summit in Las Vegas and talks with three guests about their journeys. Together, they talk about the experiences that shaped their views on sexuality, the availa...
Overcoming Stigma of HIV and Sex
April 06, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBMisinformation and fear drive HIV stigma; ending stigma is the only way to end the HIV epidemic. Dernell Green talks with Terrell Parker about the importance of understanding and combating HIV stigma and how disclosure can work toward empathy, support, and education for those living with HIV. Terrell shares his own experience of being diagnosed with HIV, how stigma impacted disclosing this information to his circle and sexual partners, and how he navigated the stigma he faced. Der...
Ending the Monkeypox Outbreak
November 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBMonkeypox (MPV) has become an unprecedented epidemic and a crisis. While our community has jumped into action and produced groundbreaking innovations to confront the outbreak, the work is not done. We still have disparities in accessing vaccines and treatment, and it’s more important than ever that we continue to work together to end this outbreak. In this episode, federal officials and community stakeholders share how they are responding to the outbreak in a live USCHA town hall. T...
Poniéndole fin al Brote de Viruela del Mono
November 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBLa Viruela del Mono(MPV) se ha convertido en una epidemia y una crisis sin precedente. Aunque nuestra comunidad pasó a la acción y produjo innovaciones revolucionarias para enfrentar el brote, el trabajo no ha acabado. Todavía tenemos disparidades en el acceso a las vacunas y tratamiento, y ahora es más importante que siempre, a seguir trabajando juntos para ponerle fin a este brote. En este capítulo, oficiales federales y partes interesadas de la comunidad comparten cómo están resp...
Standing with Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders Living with HIV
June 09, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBIn Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, there are amazing people who have dedicated their lives to the people of these communities living with HIV. In this episode, Peter Tuiolosega Silva of Kumukahi Health + Wellness on the island of Hawaii talks with advocates David Utuone and Carolyn Kualii, or Aunty Carolyn. Together, they discuss what Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities need most when it comes to today’s advocacy for people living with HIV. Because o...
Why We Have to Work TOGETHER to End HIV
May 13, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 42.9 MBWe can only stop HIV by working together. In today’s episode, we come live from the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit to hear from leaders all over the nation about how they’re working in their communities to stop the spread of HIV and end HIV stigma. Together, we discuss how each of these leaders chose to work for the HIV/AIDS community, how we can connect people to important resources like PrEP, how we can generate change in communities with heavy HIV stigma, and what important k...
How We Can Educate and Empower Youth with HIV/AIDS
April 25, 2022 15:30 - 23 minutes - 26.5 MBAmong the people who are diagnosed with HIV, many are young people. In this episode, host Gabriella Spencer talks with Marshun Redmond of NMAC to discuss how we can take steps towards understanding the problems with HIV/AIDS among youth, and celebrate the effort young people are making to fight the battle against HIV/AIDS. Marshun Redmond went through the Youth Initiative Scholar program with NMAC. Marshun had his own story and wanted to use that story to help others. Marshun tells...
Supporting Women and Girls with HIV
March 10, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBWomen and girls often face the highest level of stigma of people living with HIV. In this episode, host Gabriella Spencer gathers with a panel to discuss how we can better support and advocate for women and girls living with HIV. Gabriella and guests honor National Women’s and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and discuss how an awareness day helps to support and empower women and girls living with HIV. The group shares how they’ve seen women and girls impacted by HIV and HIV stigma i...
Fighting HIV Stigma in Black Communities
February 24, 2022 16:30 - 51 minutes - 117 MBHIV related stigma negatively impacts the fight to end the HIV epidemic in the US. In this episode, host Terrell Parker brings together a panel of guests to discuss ending HIV stigma, specifically in the Black community, so we can end the HIV epidemic in the US. Terrell and guests honor National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day that provides an opportunity to increase HIV education, testing community involvement, and treatment among black communities. Together, they discuss why...
Working to End The HIV Epidemic in 2022
January 27, 2022 16:30 - 24 minutes - 56.2 MBIt’s a new year and we have big plans to end the HIV Epidemic. In this episode, all RTWNMAC hosts sit down together and each share what they will be doing in 2022 to end the epidemic. Damián shares how NMAC’s Treatment Division is working to increase health equity and make HIV treatment accessible. Lauren shares how important leadership is to ending the HIV epidemic and how the ELEVATE Project works to empower leaders with HIV, develop their knowledge, and help them secure the bag...
Remembering Victims of Transgender Violence
November 18, 2021 16:30 - 20 minutes - 23.8 MBToday, we commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance by honoring the victims of transgender violence in 2021. To honor their lives, we address the increasing epidemic of violence against the transgender and gender non-conforming community. NMAC’s Lauren Miller sits down with Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative at the Human Rights Campaign, and Libra Valentino, founder of Take Me As I Am. Together, we discuss how transgender violence ...
Día Nacional Latinx Para la Concientización del SIDA/National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
October 14, 2021 15:30 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MBEn este episodio centrado en el Día Nacional Latinx para la Concientización sobre el SIDA (#NLAAD), el presentador Damián Cabrera tendrá una conversación con el activista Alexi Díaz sobre la experiencia del VIH alrededor de la latinidad. Ellos estarán hablando sobre los efectos dispares de la epidemia del VIH en poblaciones de hombres latinos/hispanos a la vez que exploran las intersecciones entre el VIH, la cultura y la construcción del género. Además, discutirán la importancia de ...
Welcome to Real Talk with NMAC
October 07, 2021 19:44 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBNew to Real Talk with NMAC? Start Here. Welcome to the NMAC community. This is a place for people of color一gay, transgender, or straight一who are at greater risk of HIV/AIDS. Our goal is to provide this community with a greater understanding of the role racial inequities play in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and how we can address them. To provide this information, and create a safe space for everyone, we wanted this podcast to lead with voices that represent our community. In this episode...