
Supermodel turned actor Tyson Beckford has graced hundreds of magazine covers, but never one like this. In this exclusive interview for our African-Americans and HIV issue, Tyson talks about losing a family member to AIDS, his commitment to finding an HIV cure, riding a motorcycle cross country, and his new roles in films like Addicted and Chocolate City. In the same section, black gay men tell us what they need to really tackle HIV (with some solutions few are discussing), while Jay-Z and Puffy’s former hip-hop promoter talks about losing her husband, finding her path, and living happily with HIV. Plus, a hugely popular Christian musician comes out as gay — and HIV positive — and reinvents himself with a new album and restored faith in God; we offer up 20 Ways to Live to 100 and 10 symptoms to never ignore; and the surprising news on treatment, testing, and prevention.