Keeping Awareness Alive

Neighborhoods across the nation are prepping for Saturday, February 7, to bring special attention to the disproportionate effect that HIV is having on African-Americans. Here is a roundup of news and events to help you stay informed and to aid others in learning what they can and should be doing to keep awareness -- and their families, friends, and other loved ones -- going strong. ' X Marks His Spot! ' Justin's Journal ' HIV's Impact By the Numbers ' AIDS Woes in Black America ' Speak Up, Women! ' Stayin' Alive ' Is Bias Behind High HIV Rates Among Blacks? ' Does the 'Down Low' Hurt HIV Prevention? ' Cookie Fights HIV's Spread With Magic ' APLA to Open Center for Blacks in Los Angeles ' Ludacris Records Awareness Day PSA ' Black Awareness Day Events Set for New York ' Tenneesee Offers HIV Tests on Black AIDS Day ' Mississippi Plans Black AIDS Day Events ' Florida Awareness Day Events Are Free ' Pittsburgh Plans Awareness Day Events ' California African-Americans Offered Free HIV Tests ' Charlotte, N.C., Offers Free HIV Tests ' South Carolina Plans Black AIDS Day Events ' Black AIDS Day Events Set for Kansas ' Georgia Workshop Addresses HIV Among Blacks ' Michigan Plans Black AIDS Day Events ' Push Is On to Find Undiagnosed HIVers in N.C. ' Philadelphia Churches Will Mark Black AIDS Day