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Sunday, June 29, 2025

People in the News

Sunday, June 29, 2025

NAACP’s statement on World AIDS Day

As we celebrate another World AIDS awareness day, the  NAACP issued the following statement this morning:
Fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS has been an uphill battle for over 30 years. This disease has disproportionally affected our community. 1 in 16 African American men and 1 in 32 African American women will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime.  If Black America were its own country, it would rank 16th in the world for people living with HIV.
Earlier this year, the NAACP Health Department launched a HIV and AIDS awareness campaign and created a faith and social justice manual with faith leaders titled The Black Church and HIV: the Social Justice Imperative. For more information about this Initiative and the manual, please visit www.theblackchurchandhiv.org.
We are committed to stopping the spread of the disease so we encourage you, your family and the community to get tested. Free testing is available in your area — go here for further information: