Check your calendar—it’s time for us to band together by LaMont “Montee” Evans Everybody matters. Every culture matters. Every community matters. Within one year’s time, there are various HIV/AIDS Awareness Days that focus on a specific racial/ethnic group and/or subpopulation disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Some would question the value of multiple awareness days, but if you understand the dynamics of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Region of the United States, one would embrace the value of them and build a calendar that accommodates all of them. [...]

With more people on-line, it’s time to change our outreach approach Voices from the South by LaMont “Montee” Evans One of the things to be loved most about the South is its hospitality. The people, cities, and culture for so many of our Southern cities are very inviting and welcoming. As we take a look deeper into HIV and AIDS and its impact on the South, we have to keep in mind that a discussion about HIV and/or AIDS in an urban environment looks very [...]

Voices from the South by LaMont “Montee” Evans The fight against AIDS depends on those who believe we can do something Human beings are dying of HIV and AIDS—what are you going to do about it? We have a wealth of possibilities, talents, resources, and energy evaporating right before our eyes as if water is hitting hot pavement. Have you ever listened to the whispers of those who took their last breath that were asking us to do more and be more? I know you [...]