Julia Glass: Writer
The Writer as Witness Novelist Julia Glass Talks to Mark Olmsted About AIDS, Loss & the Consolation of Words Photo © Dennis Cowley Julia Glass rose to literary prominence in 2002, when she received...
View ArticleProud. Professional. Positive. Parents?
You’ve got life figured out pretty well. In your mid-thirties, you are a successful Manager of Human Resources at the London branch of a multinational financial services company; you and your husband...
View ArticleDaniel Szymczyk: The HIV League
A Strong League of People In a candid interview, The HIV League’s Daniel Szymczyk discusses the role of education in fighting HIV Text & photos by Alina Oswald Nowadays, when I chat with young...
View ArticleLast-Minute Gift Ideas: Designers Against AIDS
Black fringed and embellished party top, Fashion Against AIDS (DAA’s global collaboration with H&M that ran for five years) and black tweed wrap skirt with silver buckle by H&M. Model: Anke...
View ArticleA&U Honored by Healthline
Healthline.com, the fastest growing consumer health information website—with 65 million monthly visitors worldwide—each year commemorates World AIDS Day (December 1) by celebrating and honoring “the...
View ArticleCory Frederick: Advocate
A Life Lived in the Fast Lane But Cory Frederick slows down to take in the view by John Francis Leonard Photos by Richard Gasparro Cory Frederick is a man rich in experience. He’s done, seen, and...
View ArticleamfAR 2017 HIV Cure Summit
Although they announced no new breakthroughs in the search for an HIV cure, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco at amfAR’s 2017 HIV Cure Summit, held in San Francisco on November...
View ArticleSurvival Guide: A Portrait by Sean Black: 2017 in Review
Each month, A&U Senior Editor Sean Black showcases a long-term survivor through words and images. Each portrait offers a glimpse into the different lived realities that unite our HIV community and...
View ArticleChicago on the Fast Track
Chicago Boasts Historic Decline in New HIV Diagnoses as the City Joins the United Nation’s Fast-Track Cities 90-90-90 Initiative Marking fifteen years of steady yearly decline in the number of new HIV...
View ArticleHeroes in the Struggle 2017
Moonlight Shone Bright Cascading beams of light illuminated the Black AIDS Institute’s 16th Annual Heroes in the Struggle Awards, a star-studded photographic tribute to Black Americans and their allies...
View Articleblu sunne: Blog by Lester Strong: A Lesson Learned via Paul Monette
For this blog entry, I’d like to go personal: Sometimes life teaches you you’ve learned a lesson without actually having realized you’ve learned it. My turn came recently when I was re-reading Paul...
View ArticleRuth Coker Burks: Advocate
Mama Ruth A Childhood Friend of President Bill Clinton, Ruth Coker Burks Was Tapped by a Higher Power for a Vital Mission by Dann Dulin Photos by Brian Chilson Ruth Coker Burks had forty children, all...
View ArticleHoliday Heart
Noma Mtshali, courtesy of Mpilonhle Sanctuary Organization Holiday Heart Sheryl Lee Ralph and her D.I.V.A. Foundation gather in thanksgiving, bearing witness to the many blessings emanating from 27...
View ArticleStéphane Olivier: Advocate
Model Athlete Stéphane Olivier Tackles Every Obstacle in His Path by Chael Needle Stéphane Olivier competing in a Spartan Race French model Stéphane Olivier spent a good part of 2017 running hilly...
View ArticleYear in Pictures 2017
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words—a smile, a stance, a thoughtful stare, all evoke inner encyclopedias of self-empowerment and a willingness to put one’s body on the line in collective...
View ArticleLaWanda Gresham: Advocate
Brink to Bliss LaWanda Gresham’s Battle to Stay Alive Proved Beneficial to Others by Dann Dulin Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Louis Kengi Carr My heart…stopped.” This was LaWanda Gresham’s...
View ArticleRose Marie: Advocate
A&U mourns the passing of Rose Marie. Here is our November 2004 interview with the legendary entertainer. Everyone’s Pal Lifelong entertainer, Rose Marie, opens her heart to A&U’s Dann Dulin...
View ArticleRemembering Dr. Mathilde Krim
In Memoriam Dr. Mathilde Krim July 9, 1926–January 15, 2018 by Hank Trout If you are one of the 36.7 million people worldwide living with HIV, you probably owe your life at least in part to Dr....
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Dennis Peron
Dennis Peron, the “Father of Medical Marijuana,” died on January 27, 2018. Having suffered for years with lung cancer, he was seventy-two years old at the time of his death at a San Francisco hospital....
View ArticleMaui AIDS Foundation Receives Grant
In December 2017, the Maui AIDS Foundation announced that it has received a grant for $6,000 from The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF), in partnership with Macy’s Cause Marketing Program. The...
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