Sewing the Seeds of Love
Posted on May 24, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
Image Maker & HIV Advocate Duane Cramer Joins Merck’s HIV Education Campaign, I Design, to Encourage Us To Shoot Through Our Own Lens Especially When Focusing on Our Health by Sean Black Photographed by Stephen Churchill Downes ore than being an acclaimed photographer and a champion for those, who like himself, are living with HIV, [...]
Encouraging Survival
Posted on April 16, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
Dance club diva Gloria Gaynor faced the music and shares her triumphs by Dann Dulin Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Stephen Churchill Downes Chills shudder over my entire body. This overpowering feeling starts instantly when I hear that iconic piano arpeggio to Gloria Gaynor’s seismic hit, “I Will Survive.” Recorded in 1978, it has never [...]
Transformative Art
Posted on March 19, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
Actor, Playwright & Educator, Anna Deavere Smith Took a Journey for Her Craft—Then Brought Her Experiences to Life by Dann Dulin She pantomimes holding a child who is dying from AIDS. Six months earlier, this child had lost his parents to AIDS. She comforts him in a soothing voice, explaining, “This germ in your body [...]
Finest Feelings
Posted on February 15, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
Pop icon Kylie Minogue is a stylish and feverishly talented force in the fight against AIDS & we are lucky, lucky, lucky that she cares by Sean Black Photos by William Baker The world stopped spinning, I was in a vortex,” admits Kylie about her 2005 diagnosis with early stage breast cancer. The devastating discovery [...]
Putting Yourself into the Equation
Posted on January 10, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
Mondo Guerra Talks to A&U’s Lester Strong about Empowering Yourself in Your Health and Your Life Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Stephen Churchill Downes Interview fashion designer Mondo Guerra and you know you’re in the presence of an original. It’s not just that he won Project Runway’s first All Stars season in 2012 with a [...]
Shifting Gears
Posted on December 14, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
Battlestar Galactica Alum Tricia Helfer’s Passion for Motorcycles Has Become a Vehicle for Giving by Dann Dulin Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Brian Bowen Smith Tricia Helfer is a natural covergirl. This international model has graced many a cover, including Elle, Marie Clare, Cosmopolitan, and Fashion. She’s been in campaign ads for Armani, Chanel, Versace, and [...]
Setting Her Sights Sky High
Posted on November 21, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
Wrapping up the second season of NBC’s hit musical drama SMASH, in which she currently co-stars, Emmy award-winning actress Debra Messing takes a break from the set to remember her late mentor Paul Walker and to discuss why serving as PSI Global Ambassador for HIV/AIDS is a lead role that she’s had her eye on [...]
A Call for Hope
Posted on October 9, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
“Yes, We Can!” were the bold and hopeful words proclaimed this past summer by U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee during her Opening Session speech at AIDS 2012, responding to those who had believed that the discriminatory travel ban to the U.S. couldn’t be lifted. With the latest global win for people living with HIV/AIDS ushered across [...]
The Hunger Games
Posted on September 10, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
Reality TV star and celebrity chef Robyn Almodovar moves beyond dishing the haters in her life by serving up a toasty batch of love for her late Uncle John and explaining why giving back is the main ingredient in her recipe for living right Text and Photos by Sean Black He’s tall, has big hands [...]
Pretty Girl Rocks
Posted on August 20, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
As MTV Staying Alive Ambassador, R&B Singer Keri Hilson Shows She’s More than a Pretty Face & Chart-Topping Recording Artist by Chip Alfred Don’t hate me ’coz I’m beautiful,” croons Keri Hilson on her hit single “Pretty Girl Rock.” This may sound like someone who’s all about herself. In Hilson’s case, nothing could be further [...]
