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Check Out Harlem’s Doug E. Fresh At Raheem DeVaughn & Friends Benefit Concert In NYC

The LoveLife Foundation and AIDS Healthcare Foundation is proud to announce the expansion of the annual Raheem DeVaughn & Friends Benefit Concert into the NYC market.Continue reading

Los Angeles: Mariah Carey And Other Stars Shine At Free World AIDS Day Concert (Photographs)

Grammy-winning diva Mariah Carey took the stage at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Thursday night to perform at a free concert to commemorate World AIDS Day (December 1) and celebrate the 30th anniversary of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest AIDS organization.Continue reading

Health Department And Partners Recognize World AIDS Day And Harlem Awardee

In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Health Department today joined the End AIDS NY 2020 Coalition – a partnership of over 60 community partners from New York State – to host the fourth annual World AIDS Day event at Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre.Continue reading

First NYC EMT To Contract HIV On Duty To Be Memorialized In East Harlem

Harlem's Tracy Allen Lee gave her life caring for sick strangers and then found herself abandoned by the city she sacrificed so much for.Continue reading

From Harlem To Hollis “1 In 8 People Living With HIV Do Not Know They Are Infected”

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 marks the annual National HIV Testing Day, and The Alliance for Positive Change will be out in force encouraging New Yorkers to play their part in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Continue reading

Harlem United PrEP’s Us For Honors National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, today Harlem United released “PrEP Conversations,” a new video series focused on raising awareness and educating communities of color about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Continue reading

NBLCA Presents: ’90 DAYS’ Film Screening And Panel On Healthy Relationships In Harlem

On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA) will present 90 DAYS starring Teyonah Parris (Survivor’s Remorse, Mad Men & Chi-Raq), with executive producer Jussie Smollett (Empire, The Skinny & The Mighty Ducks).Continue reading

Amida Care Spearheads New NYC Innovator Accountable Care Organization

Amida Care, New York’s largest Medicaid Special Needs health Plan (SNP) for people with chronic conditions including HIV/AIDS and behavioral health disorders, is developing a provider-led Innovator Accountable Care Organization (IACO) pilot focused on utilizing Medicaid Redesign to prevent new HIV infections and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS from Harlem to Hollis, Queens.Continue reading

Health Department Recognizes Harlem’s Aisha Diori, World AIDS Day And New HIV Campaign

In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Health Department today announced the launch of “Stay Sure,” a new sexual health media campaign that promotes HIV prevention services in New York City.Continue reading

World AIDS Day 2016 From Harlem To Harare

This year, the world marked the 35^th anniversary of the first published reports of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Continue reading

Rachel Roy And Others Attend Fab World Of Children Award Gala 2016 (Photographs)

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, World of Children Award hosted their annual gala at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Continue reading

Harlem’s Alicia Keys And Stars Celebrate 13th KCA Black Ball (Photos)

Keep a Child Alive (KCA), the nonprofit co-founded by Alicia Keys, held its 13th annual Black Ball in New York City.Continue reading

Health Department Host Latinx AIDS Awareness Day New York Knows Citywide

In recognition of Latinx (pronounced “Lateen-ex”, the gender-neutral alternative to Latino, Latina and Latin@) AIDS Awareness Day, New York Knows – the nation’s largest jurisdictional HIV testing initiative run by the Health Department – is partnering with the Latino Commission on AIDS and 45 community partners to host a citywide HIV testing event.Continue reading

Cuomo Announces Milestones In Ending the AIDS From Harlem To The Hudson

On July 13, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State is on track to End the AIDS Epidemic (EtE) and reduce the number of new HIV infections from 3,000 per year to fewer than 750 by the end of 2020, according to the latest data released by the New York State Department of Health.Continue reading

Jacquelyn Kilmer, Harlem United CEO Responds To Historic Housing, Transportation, And Nutritional Support Expansion

Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that all individuals in New York City will become eligible to receive housing, transportation, and nutritional support immediately upon diagnosis of HIV infection.Continue reading