Thursday, 2/7, marks the 13th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today is a day to get tested, educate yourself and others, and be part of ending the HIV epidemic.
Thursday, February 7th, marks the ever-growing annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. National Black Hiv/Aids Awareness Day is an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative designed to increase the awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment among Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora. The motto of the organization is "I am my brother's/sister's keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS," and is now in its 13th year of existence. According to their website, the movement has four main objectives that it hopes to realize within Black communities: Area events include: To find a testing location close to you if an event is not listed here, go to http://hivtest.cdc.gov/ According to the CDC: Source: CDC. Fact Sheet: …