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"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

“We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

2017-12-01T16:27:47-05:00August 10th, 2015|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on “We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

We Stand with Michael Johnson: HIV Is Not a Crime

HIV and Justice Organizations Stand with Michael Johnson and All Black Gay Men, and Condemn Laws Criminalizing HIV-Positive Status As organizations committed to human rights, social justice, and dignity for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, we release this [...]

Two Women with HIV Join Obama’s Pool of Top HIV Advisors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford - [email protected] - 347.553.5174 September 4, 2014 - Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA) congratulates two of our members, Gina Brown of New Orleans and Grissel Granados of Los Angeles, on their recent appointments [...]

2014-09-04T06:00:22-04:00September 4th, 2014|Leadership stories, PWN-USA Communications, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Two Women with HIV Join Obama’s Pool of Top HIV Advisors

An Open Letter to Tyler Perry

Dear Mr. Perry, We write as people living with HIV and their allies to express our deep disappointment with your latest film, Temptation.  This disappointment is made all the greater because you have done much that can be applauded. Audiences [...]

2013-05-17T11:15:59-04:00May 17th, 2013|Media Justice|Comments Off on An Open Letter to Tyler Perry

PWN-USA Statement on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Updated:  Positive Women's Network - United States of America Congratulates the PACHA for passing Criminalization Resolution In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN-USA) urges the  Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) to pass resolution condemning HIV [...]

2013-02-07T04:33:53-05:00February 7th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Statement on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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