For more than a decade, the number of black women living with HIV in the United States has steadily increased. For more than six months, a team of reporters and photographers followed several women living with HIV in Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Living with HIV: About the project
- Hit by HIV, black women reach in to cope, out to empower
The women are learning, and teaching others, how to stand up for themselves.
- Casey's story: 'When you get it, it's just you.'
For Casey, the stigma of being HIV-positive has made her stronger.
- AIDS workers aim to lift black community's shroud of silence
The effort to stop HIV’s spread among blacks is a battle against racism and poverty, distrust and homophobia.
- SANDERS: Where are Texas' black churches in the fight against HIV/AIDS?
The fight against the epidemic levels of HIV/AIDS among blacks is hampered by a conspiracy of silence and shame.
- She’s unashamed about having HIV, unabashed about her message
Veronica is healthy and a successful businesswoman, but she doesn’t forget the reality of HIV.
- Researchers take a new look at existing drugs
Dallas researchers are using drugs already available to try to prevent HIV infection.
- HIV glossary
Commonly used terms
- AIDS resources
Links to local assistance and information
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Living with HIV
- Part 1: Hit by HIV, black women reach in to cope and reach out to empower
- Casey's story: 'When you get it, it's just you.'
- Part 2: AIDS workers aim to lift black community's shroud of silence
- Bob Ray Sanders: Where are Texas' black churches in the fight against HIV/AIDS?
- Local black pastors aim to intensify focus on HIV
- Part 3: Veronica's story - ‘Nobody is safe’
- Dallas researchers take a new look at existing drugs
- HIV glossary
- AIDS resources
- Facebook page
- About the project
2008 World AIDS Conference
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