A Greater Than AIDS Twitter Chat on HIV/AIDS in Black America with Valerie Jarrett and Russell Simmons
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, discussed HIV and stigma in Black America as part of a special National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day conversation moderated by Greater Than AIDS.
Today is Natl. Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Welcome @UncleRUSH @vj44 and fans to the @GreaterThanAIDS #NBHAAD Twitter Chat! #RealTalk- According to @KaiserFamFound 60% of Black Americans now know someone living with HIV or who has died from AIDS. #RealTalk
We've been hit hard by this disease. Of the more than 1.1 million Americans living w/ HIV today NEARLY 1/2 are Black @GreaterThanAIDS
And for our young, gay black brothers the situation is really serious--the rates are going up. @GreaterThanAIDS #RealTalk- It doesn't have to be this way. We CAN do something about it. We MUST do something about it. @GreaterThanAIDS #RealTalk
- .@GreaterThanAIDS @UncleRUSH This is personal. I am among the ~50% of Americans who know someone impacted by HIV/AIDS. #RealTalk
- HIV affects so many people we love and care about. We have to come together and support each other @GreaterThanAIDS @UncleRUSH #RealTalk
- We've got to get past the judgement. Too many people are still dying of AIDS because of the stigma @GreaterThanAIDS #RealTalk
- RT this conversation! HIV affects us all. We are Family NBHAAD#! Together We are @GreaterThanAIDS. #RealTalk
