Communities of Color

10-8-2021Every year on October 15, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) acknowledges the impact of HIV on Hispanic and Latinx communities. NLAAD was founded in 200…

9-9-2021Archbishop Carl Bean, founder of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, passed away after a long illness on September 7, 2021, at the age of 77. Archbishop Bean …

6-18-2021We know that Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities face considerable challenges when it comes to HIV prevention, treatment, testing, and care, something …

4-15-2021Knowing our HIV status is particularly important for women of trans experience, something we are reminded of annually when we observe National Transgender HIV T…

2-1-2021While HIV risk factors are the same for everyone, some racial/ethnic groups are more affected than others.

8-7-2020The HHS Office of Minority Health has issued a new funding opportunity announcement for demonstration projects that will evaluate if modifications to existing e…

5-27-2020HIV can affect anyone who has engaged in a behavior that can transmit HIV. Learn more.

11-25-2019The Minority HIV/AIDS Fund has worked to develop and implement game-changing approaches to improving the health of people of color living with or at risk for HI…

9-25-2019In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a meeting to brief service providers and community leaders on public health surveillance data…

9-25-2019As of March 2019, the program formerly known as the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) has been renamed. The program is now known as the Mi…