National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is to continue to bring awareness and uplift the voices of Native communities impacted by HIV and AIDS. According to the CDC, approximately 14% of the 1.2 million US residents with HIV don’t know that they have it. And within Native American/Alaskan Native communities that number is 19%. Among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific …
WORLD Celebrates International Women’s Day!
Today, WORLD celebrates International Women’s Day! On this day, we want to stress the importance of parity across genders, including those who do not identify within a gender-binary. With that in mind, WORLD stands in solidarity with others around the world as we #PledgeForParity. WORLD envisions a world where women, girls, and families affected by HIV and AIDS have …
Update 2: Nilda Rodriguez’ Recovery
WORLD is happy to report that beloved activist and superstar Nilda Rodriguez is steadily recovering from injuries sustained in a serious automobile accident several months ago. This recovery process, is not over, however, and we would like to support Nilda as much as possible. If you would like to visit Nilda or send her a personal message, call us at …
WORLD Is Ready For 2016
Earlier this month was World AIDS Day; today, WORLD would like to acknowledge the long-fought battle against HIV and AIDS that so many have waged during the past decades. We want to celebrate all of you that take part in this effort everyday. We have lost many beautiful souls over the years to this epidemic. Their efforts and strengths form …
World AIDS Day: A Personal Perspective
A message from WORLD Executive Director Cynthia Carey-Grant: I am My Brother’s Keeper I am My Brother’s Keeper This World AIDS Day, I want to commemorate the life of my younger brother Garrith, whom I lost to AIDS related complications, by challenging some divisive societal stereotypes and myths about HIV in the black community. It is the love for my …