Planting Seeds..

Tomorrow will be National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). This is the 6^th year that this day has been observed.  We take time out on this day to raise awareness on the impact that HIV/AIDS has had on women and girls. According to the CDC more than 290,000 women are living with HIV in the United States. The cost of medication and finding affordable insurance has always been a setback for receiving quality care. This year that has changed, with the new Affordable Care Act that prohibits insurance companies from putting lifetime caps on the amount patients can spend on benefits. Now everyone will be able to receive proper medication and have the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life.  Read the rest of this entry »

On March 10th Aniz, Inc will have its 2nd Annual Stems & Stilettos Winetasting Fundraising Affair in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event was initiated last year to create a unique way to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the city of Atlanta. Of the 27,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in the metropolitan area, one fourth are women (and of those women, more than 75% are Black). The vast majority (85%) of the women have been infected through heterosexual sex. Read the rest of this entry »

Many of you have seen President Obama take a moment to sing a line or two of Al Green’s iconic “Let’s Stay Together”. For those that haven’t you can catch it here “Obama Singing” . His singing “debut” was timely for the song should be a call to all of us to stay and work together to meet the challenges of HIV/AIDS in our community. Read the rest of this entry »