hiv/aids
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DaBaby Doesn’t Have Time or Money for HIV/AIDS Organizations
Following initial meetings, DaBaby has had no further contact or charitable donations with HIV/AIDS organizations.
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Report: DaBaby Recently Met With Black HIV Advocates
The virtual, private meeting followed an open letter from several HIV organizations to the artist following his homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miami.
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Following DaBaby’s Second Apology, 11 HIV/AIDS Organizations Issue an Open Letter to the Rapper
In the aftermath of his homophobic rant, the 'Rockstar' rapper is being offered the 'education' and 'guidance' he needs.
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All Boys Aren't Blue: George M. Johnson's Bestselling Memoir-Manifesto Becomes a Star-Studded Filmed Reading
Last year may not have brought an abundance of pleasures, but one of its standouts was George M. Johnson’s literary debut, All Boys Aren’t Blue. The Root 100 honoree’s “memoir-manifesto” not only became an instant bestseller and Amazon Best Book of the Year honoree but garnered a development deal with Gabrielle Union’s production company, soon…
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HIV/AIDS Is Not ‘A Gay Disease’: The Persistent Myth That Eclipses the Disease’s Impact on Black Women
“I never thought this would happen to me,” she said, in between attempts to catch her breath and wipe away the tears that fell from her face. “HIV isn’t supposed to happen to me.” I will never forget how heavy her words felt as they landed in my ears. The woman was visiting an HIV/AIDS…
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It's All Love: Sorry, Met Gala, the Love Ball Is the Invite We Really Want to Score
The category is: LOVE. There’s camp, and then there’s camp, honey—and, as evidenced by this year’s Met Gala, not everyone gets it. But as Lena Waithe pointed out that night, the LGBTQ community has always gotten it—in fact, she maintains that black drag queens and the ballroom culture they and their brown counterparts birthed is…
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‘I Can’t Stop’: With Ms. Blakk for President, Moonlight Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Campaigns as an Unlikely Candidate
“The most transparent way is the truth.” Tarell Alvin McCraney is telling me about the circuitous journey that led him and longtime collaborator Tina Landau to the real-life character of Ms. Joan Jett Blakk. That’s “two t’s, two k’s,” as she reminds us during her run for president at Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theatre, where McCraney…
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The Trump Administration Might Actually Help Curb HIV Transmission (Or Not)
If you were planning to play the lottery or bet on the Knicks, you might want to get to it. There’s a decent chance the Trump administration may on the verge of doing something entirely right. Days after Trump’s proclamation of a new initiative that would “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within…