Kim Hunter
Posted on July 31, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer I like strong women…like me! We change the world for the better. Think St. Joan of Arc, Mother Teresa, Gloria Steinem, and Rosa Parks. Our strength is usually fostered by pain and Ms. Kim Hunter is no exception. Raised in New Jersey, by the age of thirteen she was injecting [...]
Unexpected Activist
Posted on April 23, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
After losing his brother to AIDS, Gary “Baba Booey” Dell’Abate, Howard Stern Show producer and funny man, gets serious about HIV awareness. by Chip Alfred Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Stephen Churchill Downes / www.etccreativeinc.com For more than a quarter-century, he’s been at the helm of one of the most talked-about radio shows in the [...]
Making the Change
Posted on February 13, 2012 by A&U in Gallery
Facing the Faces of HIV, a New Florida Anti-HIV Stigma Project Rolls Out by Alina Oswald How many ways can one tell a story? How many times? …How long until we fall asleep? The story I’m talking about is the story of AIDS. For three decades and counting millions of people have been living it. [...]
Social Mariposa
Posted on November 3, 2011 by A&U in Features
AIDS Advocate Maria Mejia Creates Community, On-Line & in Real Time Text and Photos by Sean Black For the past eleven years, Maria Mejia has dedicated her life to helping others affected by HIV/AIDS. She herself has been positive for over twenty. An active volunteer with the American Red Cross, the Miami-Dade County Health Department, [...]
Reality Check
Posted on April 1, 2011 by A&U in Features
HIV Has No Face—RCP Has Many by Sean Black “Was your hair free? No. Were your nails free? No. How much would you pay for an HIV test? $20? $10? No, cuz today it’s free.” High school senior Janae Dennis shouts passionately through a bullhorn, encouraging drivers, bicyclists, and foot pedestrians to take advantage of [...]
