My Community

I think about your more and more with each passing day. I don't know if I'm ready for this yet, but it is on my heart to write to you my dear sister, Channing-Celeste. I have put it off for...

I attended the PWN 2016 Summit in Fort Walton Beach FL; there I was able to let the demons fade away with the love and solidarity I felt by meeting such powerful and encouraging woman. I am free from self-hate...

I had anticipated writing this blog much sooner, but the way my body is set up, I apparently required some much needed rest. I recently spent nine days and eight nights along the Florida Panhandle coastline, what some call the...

Twenty years ago Mom was preparing to get me into hospice care cause we all thought I was going to die from AIDS complications. Well I pulled through and now feeling good and doing so much better, except I'm always...

October 31, 2016 9-10am PDT / 12-1pm EDT via HIVE Women comprise one in five new HIV diagnoses in the United States. Trials have demonstrated that PrEP is effective for women. Family planning clinics can play a critical role in...

October 28, 2016 10-11am PDT / 1-2pm EDT via HIVE Trauma is associated with increased HIV vulnerability, higher HIV incidence, faster disease progression & more hospitalizations. Unaddressed trauma is associated with twice the rate of death among women living with...

I named this blog "Back to Back" as a wordplay on Drake's "Back to Back," as I literally went to two conferences back to back. Attending USCA in Hollywood, FL and then PWN in Fort Walton Beach, FL was nothing...

God has always been my caretaker. And my faith has never been challenged. I do not consider myself any better than any other human being. I simply know that am very different and rare. I am non-symptomatic of HIV but...

The USCA was recently held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and I must say, it was a beautiful location! About 4,000 people gathered in Florida. It's a good mixture of people working within the HIV field and advocates, alike! I attend...

The BLOC will train people of color living with HIV to be full, active, and engaged participants on planning bodies, medical and support care teams, boards of directors, and other efforts to address the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy...