The Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: Featuring leaders of Faith, Activism and Change

In the 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported, Black Americans and communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by AIDS. By 1993, HIV was the leading cause of death for Black men between ages 25-44 and by 2004, HIV became the leading cause of death for Black women in the same age group. Today, Black Americans still account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses and people living with HIV, compared to other races and ethnicities. In 2018, Black Americans made up 42% of the nearly 38,000 new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., with half of those living in southern states. On World AIDS Day, we bring together leaders in the Black community and faith and to talk about the impact and the work being done to change these statistics.

Moderator: Shanell McGoy, Director, Social Responsibility, Gilead Sciences
· Toni Newman, Interim CEO, Black AIDS Institute
· Bishop O.C. Allen, Executive Director, Vision Community Foundation
· Dr. Shonda Jones, Principal Investigator & Founder, The Gilead COMPASS Initiative Faith Coordinating Center, Wake Forest University

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