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*Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s infamous 47% comment that dissed nearly half of all Americans was the nail in his slowly closing coffin. It will certainly go down in history as the comment that cost him and his party their political lives. Percentages are personal. When you drill down below the numbers and the hyperbole and [...]
*Sheryl Lee Ralph is on a steady roll with her annual World AIDS Day event – DIVAS Simply Singing!. Each year the singer and former “Dreamgirls” star has wowed audiences and supporters with a phenomenal musical show and awards ceremony; to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. This year’s line up includes Oleta Adams, Faith Evans, A’ngela Winbush, [...]
*Alicia Keys is hoping to educate fans on the plight of HIV and AIDS in South Africa through a new documentary. “Keep a Child Alive with Alicia Keys,” set to debut Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day) at 9 p.m. on Showtime, shows the singer touring sites in Johannesburg and Durban to show how her health [...]
*The Balm In Gilead, one of the country’s pioneering organizations in leading a multi-faith community in the fight against HIV/AIDS, announced the 22nd Annual National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS (originally the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS) for March 6-12, 2011. The Week engages people of all [...]
*Pastors and leaders in the black community on Wednesday discussed methods churches can use to support those impacted by HIV/AIDS. On Wednesday a forum was held at St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Jackson, TN in observance of World Aids Day. The event featured talks about faith based awareness and strategies, HIV testing procedures and support [...]
*In a special CNN.com commentary for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, actor Djimon Hounsou calls for an end to the disease among children by 2015. He writes… As an African man, I have always felt a sense of responsibility, not only toward my country, but to those living on the continent who face the [...]
*”For Colored Girls” cast members including Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Macy Gray, Hill Harper, Omari Hardwick, and Tessa Thompson will come together and honor award-winning producer and casting director Robi Reed and others at the 10th Annual Heroes in the Struggle Gala Awards Presentation on World AIDS Day, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at the Avalon [...]
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