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Taking A Stand
African Americans are being confronted by the HIV/AIDS virus in disproportionate numbers, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2001, HIV/AIDS was among the top 3 causes of death for African American men aged 25–54 years and among the top 4 causes of death for African American women aged 20–54 years. It was the number 1 cause of death for African American women aged 25–34 years.
In 2003, African Americans made up 50 percent of ALL new U.S. HIV/AIDS diagnoses. In 2005, at least 68 percent of the new HIV infections in women were in African Americans. The question becomes what do we do about it?
In America, HIV/AIDS is a direct result of personal behavior -- sexual and intravenous drug use. It is completely preventable.
Egiebor Expressions has joined the fight to end HIV/AIDS.
- In 2006, Egiebor Expressions was project manager for the Black AIDS Institute's Drumbeat Project. The talented group of journalists from across the nation traveled to Toronto, Canada for the XVI International AIDS Conference, where they produced a daily newsletter.
- In 2005, Sharon Egiebor reported from the CDC HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, Ga., and participated in a 10-day, three-country tour of South Africa, visiting new clinics for children, hospice centers and a woman's shelter.
- In 2004, Egiebor Expressions teamed with community organizations to produce Lean Back, Get Focused: A Community Conversation on HIV/AIDS in Young Adults.
- Sharon Egiebor attended the 2004 International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, reporting for Black AIDS Institute.
- In 2003, we helped organize a Town Hall Meeting in Dallas with Danny Glover as the keynote speaker and a Salute to The Black Press, where Sheryl Lee Ralph discussed the need for the media to get involved.
Campaign to Fight HIV/AIDS
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