Fighting HIV Stigma in Black Communities

HIV 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 we need an awareness day, what HIV stigma looks like across the multiple sectors of the Black community including HIV criminalization laws, how stigma impacts individuals living with HIV, the importance of conversations that address one another’s humanness, and a story about educating DaBaby after making comments that further drove negative HIV stigma. 

Guests:

Kenneth Pettigrew, Director for the NMAC Training Center to End the Epidemic

Daniel Driffin, HIV/AIDS Activist

Dr. Joyce Turner Keller, Bishop, CEO and founding Executive Director of ASPIRATIONS, a nonprofit HIV service organization 

Marnina Miller, Influencer raising awareness about HIV stigma

Libra Davis, Member of NMAC Constituary Advisory Panels (CAPs)

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