In 2015, we started asking our Black Voices bloggers to reflect on what service means to them as we stopped to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of our bloggers, Guy Anthony, chose to reflect on Dr. King’s quote, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you…
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Black Voices: Two Fellows and their Social Media Engagement
February 5, 2016 • By Kahlib Barton, Guest Blogger
Social media has moved to the epicenter of social change. Personally, I have used multiple platforms to spread awareness, perform outreach, and engage others in challenging conversation. I wanted to know more about how other millennials are using social media, so I interviewed Ronnie McCrea during the 2016 NAESM (National AIDS Education & Services for…
Black Voices: Youth Voices and Social Media Matter
June 4, 2015 • By Anthony Roberts Jr., Vice-Chair and Communications Chair, Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative
Last year, I attended the 16th Viiv Healthcare Community Summit on HIV and joined 29 others as a participant in their first Youth Summit in Miami, FL. I was ecstatic to be surrounded by other 18-29 year olds from all across the United States. We were all of different ages, races, and life experiences but…
Black Voices: Integrating Social Media in HIV Outreach
April 16, 2015 • By Kahlib Barton, Guest Blogger
and Michelle Samplin-Salgado, Digital Media Director, AIDS.gov
Meet Kahlib The AIDS.gov Black Voices series was started over a year ago to share information on important social media and HIV-related topics for the community, by the community. All our bloggers have unique stories about living with and/or advocating about HIV. Today, we introduce you to our newest blogger: Kahlib Barton. In this AIDS.gov…
Black Voices: Youth-Focused Digital Outreach with Greater Than AIDS
March 5, 2015 • By Ken Williams, Guest Blogger
#SpeakOutHIV is an LGBTQ youth-focused campaign from Greater Than AIDS that emphasizes conversations around relationships, healthcare, and community; it’s a dialogue geared toward eradicating stigma, and it’s driven by the power of digital stories and social media platforms such as YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter . This campaign is so important because between 2008-2010, the U.S. Centers…
Celebrating Black Voices’ One Year Anniversary for NBHAAD
February 6, 2015 • By AIDS.gov
As we commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, we are proud to mark the one-year anniversary of the AIDS.gov Black Voices blog. This blog series is part of a continuing effort to shed light on important social media and HIV-related topics for the community, by the community. In addition to reflecting on…
Black Voices: Going Social for #NBHAAD
February 3, 2015 • By Venton Jones, Events and Operations Manager, National Black Justice Coalition
February 7, 2015 marks the 15th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative focusing on the black community in the United States and the Diaspora. Founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in African American communities, the NBHAAD initiative…
Black Voices: 7 Inspiring MLK Quotes & New Media
January 16, 2015 • By AIDS.gov
January 18th is Martin Luther King Day. We honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For his birthday, the AIDS.gov Black Voices bloggers share reflections on their favorite quote from Dr. King as inspiration for our work towards an AIDS-free generation. We are also using the power of social media to visually extend the reach…
