Voicing That Inner Scream
Posted on August 14, 2014 by A&U in Positively Literary
Winner, Christopher Hewitt Award for Creative Nonfiction Voicing That Inner Scream: Visibility and AIDS in LGBT Africa by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko LGBT Africa held two truths: you fuck, you die. Both truths were intimately woven like tapestry spun by a wild heart against an overreaching government bracketed from the world stage, answerable solely to itself, [...]
Born Free Africa
Posted on July 28, 2014 by A&U in Features
Necessity: Mother of Prevention Born Free Africa Counts Down to Zero Mother-to-Child Transmission by Stevie St. John At its heart, it’s a simple problem with an elegantly simple solution. An HIV-positive pregnant woman with access to care and medication can greatly diminish the chance that she will pass HIV on to her child during pregnancy, [...]
Africa Goal 2014
Posted on June 11, 2014 by A&U in Features
Know the Score Uniting a Love of Soccer and HIV Education, Africa Goal Explains Why “Zero” Is the Score It Is Shooting For by Chael Needle Photos courtesy Africa Goal They call it “the beautiful game” because of its simplicity. According to FIFA World Cup commentator and writer Jamie Trecker, soccer (or, football, as it [...]
The Girl in the Red Sweater
Posted on May 9, 2012 by A&U in Positively Literary
Essay by D.L. Ransom Girl in red sweater…big brown eyes…HIV-free in a sea of otherwise. This little girl, so frail yet strong. My heart aches for her and all the others like her. The difference is I know we can change her life for the better. The phone calls and the fundraising and the figuring [...]
