Black AIDS Institute

Come through Los Angeles! We're partnering with Gucci to bring you free HIV testing, music, games and $25 gift cards for anyone who's tested! http://ow.ly/BNc650GBBKm

Being Seen's Season 3 explores reducing bias and stigma against Black women and femmes. Hear this episode where one of our favorite celebrity partners, Ledisi, talks about visibility and power: http://ow.ly/P38t50GzyFk

We're hiring a director of communications! For duties and responsibilities, salary, and qualifications, head to our website. https://blackaids.org/job/director-of-communications/

What are the potential side effects of booster shots? Tune in for a new video each week and hear BAI’s Myriam Johnstone respond to COVID questions from all of you! Drop your question in the comments or DM us.

Happy birthday to George Floyd, who would have been 48 today. Over a year ago, George Floyd's killing incited a mass movement in the fight against systemic anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and the extrajudicial killing of Black people in the U.S. But today, we want to remember Floyd for the man he was: a brother, a father, and a beloved member of his community who should be celebrating with friends and loved ones today and demand a world without martyrs. Image by Shirien Damra

From North Dakota to the Amazon, Indigenous people, including Afro-Indigenous people, are on the front lines of the fight for climate justice. Learning more about this fight is how you can act on yesterday's Indigenous Peoples' Day!

Black people are worst-impacted by HIV compared to ALL other races. ‘We The People’ is a Black strategy to end HIV that’s rooted in racial justice. Read ‘We the People’ here: https://blackaids.org/we-the-people/

In LA and in need of HIV services? We've got you covered with FREE HIV testing in Los Angeles Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our HIV services are currently appointment based only due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For more info, contact Garrick Galbreath, [email protected] or call at (213) 226-7488, ext. 1908. Make your appointment today! #KnowYourStatus #HIVTesting #HIVTestingLA #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHealthMatters A Clinic for Us is located at 4249 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008.

A crucial conversation about Black women and the Black Church featuring our BTAN Bay Area member, Denisha DeLane. Their voices are especially timely as we commemorated National Week of Prayer for the healing of AIDS and National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day:http://ow.ly/om9950DXkxX

Comment or message us your questions and tune-in every Wednesday for answers!

All Women's History Month we're highlighting the fierce Black women part of our Ambassador Program. They continue to remind us of the importance of destigmatizing conversations around sexual health and HIV, normalizing Black women taking charge of their sexual health, and the importance of creating trusted community leaders empowered with knowledge and expertisefor Black women by Black women. #NWGHAAD2021 #WHM2021

BAI fam Chris Hucks-Ortiz (Director of Prevention and Care Programs), Dr. Wallace (from our all-Black Scientific Advisory Committee), and Gina Brown (BAI board member) took part in this discussion on March 4! Check it out on YouTube #COVID19 #HIVAwareness https://youtu.be/d3itrCT6Ci0

Black people are still being worst-impacted by HIV compared to ALL other races. We The People is a Black strategy rooted in racial justice to end HIV by centering Black people. Learn about We the People here: https://blackaids.org/we-the-people/

BAI's President and CEO, Raniyah Copeland, was featured in this article! In it, she and some of leaders of the movement in Black communities to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic outline the ways we're fighting to finally shut the book HIV/AIDS. "Ending HIV in Black America will only happen if our efforts to end HIV are led by Black communities most impacted."

Hey y’all! We’ve taken our uniquely and unapologetically Black voices to @tiktok. Watch @raniyahcopeland little shoulder shimmy and follow us for tips from our HIV and COVID experts! #BlackVoicesBeHeard . . #womenshistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlmagic #blacklivesmatter #blackhealth #sexeducation #tipsandtricks #blackwomenlead

We are in a moment where the HIV and healthcare sectors as must look inward and ask if their structures and decisions truly reflect the needs of those most impacted by the epidemic. That's why we created the Racial Justice Index. Learn more here: https://www.prnewswire.com//hiv-organizations-announce-rac

We couldn't agree more. "Across the country there are reports of majority-Black areas struggling to deal with nonresident White people traveling to their communities to be vaccinated. Such inequity cannot stand," writes BAI scientific advisory committee member Oni Blackstock.

Happy Kwanzaa! Wishing you rest, reflection, and the power of community as we end a hard year!

Still thinkin about this conversation between Reverend Rob Newells and BAI's very own Christopher Hucks-Ortizand: "For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), I think that knowing your status, regardless of what it is, is one of the most loving things that you can do for yourself." https://aidsvu.org/aidsvu-qa-rob-newells-christopher-hucks/

Could there be a more beautiful way to end a hard year than Native Son Now's honoring of Black, same-gender-loving men! http://ow.ly/rUcC50CUVr6

"The abstract [...] was titled, Dismantling White Supremacy Work Culture and Anti-Blackness in Organizations. Particularly focused on HIV and other community-based service nonprofits, it shone a light on such practices as the seeking or fulfillment of grants that demand that quotas of Black people be brought into an outreach program, the requiring of high school diplomas or advanced degrees for jobs that don’t necessarily need them, and decision-making processes that shut out the input of Black staffers who are not in top leadership positions." https://www.thebody.com//texas-hiv-conference-pulled-prese

World AIDS Day may be over, but the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues. In February, we launched We the People: A Black Plan to End HIV in America, outlining our recommendations and goals to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This Black-centered roadmap that is more urgent than ever in light of the COVID crisis. HIV is a disease that, like the novel coronavirus, affects the most marginalized: Black and Brown communities, LGBTQ folks, people living in poverty, our unhoused community members, people living with substance addiction, and so many others who aren’t able to thrive simply because of who they are, who they love, or where they live. Check out the recommendations and the full report on our website.

TimeOut Magazine listed us as 1 of 7 organizations to donate to! It's not too late to help us end HIV in Black communities http://ow.ly/w53D50CEuv5

In the inaugural episode of Wake Up Wednesdays, BAI's weekly video series where we answers crucial COVID-19 questions, our biomedical research and program manager Myriam Johnstone explains how the COVID-19 virus works, what a COVID variant is and how they can be dangerous, the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, and whether getting the COVID-19 vaccine means 100% protection from COVID infection. Tune in weekly to Wake Up Wednesday to get down to earth answers to crucial COVID-19 qu...estions like these from our trusted biomedical research and training staff. Submit your questions in the comments so we can answer them throughout the series! Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackaids Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackaids Music by Caleb Lázaro Moreno, @da.witch.king on Instagram

In praise of Black women (scientists)! Meet Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett who has co-led the research and development of Moderna's COVID vaccine.

Increasing diversity, being recruited into vaccine trials, and much more about how Black communities can be included in the COVID response: http://ow.ly/BRzq50CEvtJ

Happy 80th birthday and thank you for your service, Dr. Fauci! : TIME

A difficult story to share. While Dr. Susan Moore was being treated for COVID, her own Facebook posts shared how medical racism contributed to her death. The way Black people continue to be treated by the health care system is why it's so hard for us to overcome medical mistrust and get lifesaving care. http://ow.ly/roGE50CTHTn

A historic presidential victory. A dream made possible by relentless BIPOC community mobilizers & voters. We did this. All of us, united. Till today, America has not valued Black lives. As we celebrate change, we’re cautiously optimistic that this leadership is least likely to harm us.

COVID is hurting Black Americans twice as much as White Americans. That's why our experiences have to be heard in COVID vaccine research. Share your feedback by Dec 11: https://bit.ly/31Cs4jw

Celebrating Stacey Abrams! For visionary and historic voter mobilization in Georgia. And shout outs to our own national organizers and the Black Treatment Advocacy Network for getting out the Black vote! Image by: Justine Swindell Art

Our Crenshaw clinic will remain open during LA's stay-home order. Call us at 213 226 7488 for your appointment and free swag! Check out our health and HIV services: https://bit.ly/3oiZVab

Raniyah worked her way up BAI over 15 years. She started in community mobilization and now she’s the boss! Hear her uniquely & unapologetically Black perspective on HIV treatment. Register: https://tinyurl.com/LAWHASummit2020

We can't empower Black communities if we're silent about white supremacy. Today at 12.30 pm ET, join a FB Live discussion by the University of Houston's Sustain Compass Coordinating Center: https://www.facebook.com/uhgcsw

There's still time today to make sure that your vote is included, and to #rocktheblackvote! If you haven't already dropped off or mailed in your ballot, find your polling location & hours at https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ or your nearest dropbox at https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/.

Our CEO Raniyah Copeland sat down with XOXONecole to talk about Black women need to know about HIV and how we can end HIV in our communities.

The 2020 election ends on Nov. 3 and we need the Black community to show up and show out. Whether it's with a mail-in-ballot or you show up in person at your local polling place (with a mask on of course), make a plan NOW! And if you can vote early, DO IT! Remember: Your vote isn't just for you, it's for all Black lives. LEARN MORE: https://vote.gov/

Join BTAN Mississippi and Charlotte TODAY and BTAN Detroit tomorrow for a 'The Blacker The Plan' conversation on pressing issues from healthcare to HIV to the upcoming election. #BlackVotesMatter

Join our CEO Raniyah Copeland and Native Son's Emil Wilbekin TODAY at 4pm PT/ 7pm PT for a conversation about being Black and gay in America, HIV stigma among Black gay and bisexual men, the need for a strong support system and safe spaces to thrive, and more. JOIN US ON IG LIVE IN AN HOUR AND A HALF!

For our 'Keeping It 100 About Voting’ Series #BTAN-Mississippi leader, Cedric Sturdevant, signs off on what this election means for him and what's at stake for people living with HIV. "I am a Black SGL man, so voting for me this time and every time means my right to be me. I have to opportunity to put someone in office that will allow me to love who I chose, to marry who I chose, and support my partner and I in the process. Also, this current administration is attempting to ...take away Obamacare and protection or those with preexisting conditions, so healthcare for people living with HIV is at stake." The election ends on Nov. 3, what's your voting plan? #

BAI is hiring! From a Senior Communications Manager to a National Community Organizer, we are looking for experienced applicants who are dedicated to ending the HIV epidemic in America. Apply now!... Learn more: https://bit.ly/31xVCz0

This Thursday, please join BAI and #BTAN Kansas City for a 'We The People' Virtual Townhall! This powerful panel of Black women will lead an insightful conversation about ending HIV AND criminalization in the state of Missouri. Regardless of where you live, you don't want to miss it. Register here: https://bit.ly/2RO3BTn

For our 'Keeping It 100 About Voting’ Series #BTAN NY Leader Octavia Y. Lewis is completely honest about going to the polls in the #2020Election. She shares that despite the lack of federal protections for Black trans folks living with HIV like herself, she still did her civic duty this year by voting early with an absentee ballot. Octavia hopes that the outcome of this election shows "that for once it won't be business as usual and we will see a difference" but is also clear...: "That a system that was not created, designed, or implemented with people like me in mind that it will ever get me any closer towards liberation." This is why to be Black in America, voting can be a complicated, yet necessary act. ***The #2020Election is happening now. Make a plan, vote early and have your voice heard.

#USCHA has arrived and tonight is our Affinity Group event! Community solutions for community problems. We are looking forward to hearing from you all on how we can end the HIV epidemic in Black America. Register here: http://bit.ly/BAIaffinitygroup