Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day. The event is an opportunity to educate people about HIV, support people who are living with it and commemorate those who died from AIDS-related illness. By Allison Joyner On Thursday, Dec. 1 — World AIDS Day — the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority educated residents of […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: David Perdue announces run for Georgia Governor with bold video
If you’ve lived in the South for a while, you’ve probably accepted that snowy days are far and few between. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the winter wonderland fun! For your fill of tubing, snowballs and ice skating, head over to Snow Island on Lake Lanier, Skate the Sky […]
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Atlanta to benefit from UK fundraising appeal addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia leads the nation in new infections of HIV/AIDS and Atlanta is in the top five of cities in the U.S. for new infections, at a time when many communities are seeing declines in new diagnoses. New cases of HIV/AIDS in this region are largely […]
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Celebrating U.S. Global Health Leadership on the 15th Anniversary of PEPFAR
By Porter DeLaney, Kyle House Group On December 1st, we celebrated World AIDS Day, and this year we also recognized the 15-year anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR is a tremendous success story, and perhaps the best example of how U.S. leadership in global health can achieve transformational change and […]
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On World AIDS Day, Georgia Equality boss stumps for Norwood
A couple of strong Atlanta LGBT voices endorsed Mary Norwood for mayor this week (and she hinted at wanting to work with one individual in particular). The campaign capped the week with a short press conference at City Hall on World AIDS Day, which coincides with the last day of early voting.
