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December 1st marks World AIDS Day, a time when we pause to remember those who have died due to AIDS; we celebrate the progress that has been made and consider…

Community partners offer week-long testing throughout the City   Getting testing for sexually transmitted infections and finding out your status is going to be really easy this coming week.  The…

As of 2012, try Richmond has the second highest rates of Chlamydia, salve gonorrhea and HIV in the state of Virginia. The city is ranked first for reported syphilis cases.…

Today, look June 27th, is National HIV testing day.  The CDC is now reporting 1.1 million cases of HIV and 500,000 people getting infected each year in the United States.…

Before It Hits Home tells the story of Wendal, a bisexual jazz musician who comes home to tell his family about his AIDS diagnosis. “Cheryl West’s play was very much on the cusp of a new topic when it was first written in the early 1990s, since not many people were talking about AIDS in the black community,” explains kb saine, Producing Artistic Director of Sycamore Rouge. “However, this play is as relevant now as when it was written … and the things that the family goes through will keep you thinking and talking long after the play ends.”

Thursday, February 7, 2013, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This is a time to get tested, get involved, get educated and get treated if you find out that you’re…

Imagine you are a married heterosexual man who has just discovered that you have HIV.  You’re confused, hurt and in need of support.  You turn to your church.  An associate…

By Camisha Jones On June 27, symptoms symptoms 2012, we are all encouraged to “Take the Test, Take Control” as part of National HIV Testing Day.  Founded by the National…