By Diego Roman, Communications Specialist
August 18th marks the third annual Positive Women’s Networks (PWN) Celebrate and Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Day . PWN aims to use this day to highlight Black women and Black women-led organizations as well as their contributions to ending the HIV epidemic.
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By Aleah Vega, Editorial Intern
“My only bleedin’ hope is for the folks who can’t cope” TLC’s Lisa Lope raps, “with such an enduring pain that it keep them in the pouring rain”
Last week, we covered songs from the 90s to now with lyrics dedicated to ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. This week, we’ll take...
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By Livvie Avrick, Digital Communications Manager
Frank Morreale is an artist and advocate born in Chicago and a graduate from the School of the Art Institute in the 1960s. His work is best described as dream imagery, and he exclusively works with archival materials: handmade papers, archival pens and adhesives, and recycled bottles. “Art as I experience it is a response...
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By Livvie Avrick, Digital Communications Manager
“We’re all born naked, and the rest is drag,” RuPaul famously said.* That’s the first thing that came to William Pettway’s mind when learning of this year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago’s new slogan, Show Up, Show Out. William Pettway is a Black nonbinary actor, teaching...
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By Tyline Burgess, Communications Manager, AFC
Johnny Pitts has faced numerous challenges in his life, beginning with the loss of his mother to an AIDS-related illness, but he has always found the strength to overcome them. Having received an HIV diagnosis himself in his late twenties, Johnny always feared that he would share the same fate as his mother, so he...
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HUB providing access point to health care and support for migrants who are starting their new lives in Chicago
(Chicago, IL) AIDS Foundation Chicago and Center on Halsted are offering free, essential health services to migrants who are finding their new home in Chicago through the HIV HUB. Established in 2020, the HIV Resource HUB is a free resource for all in need...
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El HUB brinda un punto de acceso a la atención médica y apoyo para los migrantes que inician sus nuevas vidas en Chicago
(Chicago, IL) A través del HIV HUB, el AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Center on Halsted (COH, por sus siglas en inglés) están ofreciendo servicios de salud esenciales...
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AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) invites you to Show Up and Show Out with us at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Saturday, September 30th at Soldier Field! This annual event has been bringing together people from all across Chicagoland to raise awareness and funds for those affected by HIV and AIDS since 1991 and has been managed by AFC since 2001. This year, we are encouraging participants...
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By Tyline Burgess, Communications Manager, AFC
CHICAGO, IL – This year’s Women’s Connection Summit of Hope truly lived up to its name by restoring hope and helping to connect women to the resources they need. The free expo was thoughtfully curated and, hosted by AIDS Foundation Chicago’s Dept of Community Partnerships & Special Projects Headed by Cynthia...
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By Ella Shapiro
Growing up in Garfield Park, Zahara Bassett remembers having to frequently travel to the North Side of Chicago to access gender-affirming spaces and receive medical care, food and housing assistance. Despite loving her neighborhood, it was clear to Zahara, as a Black transgender woman, that...
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