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13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know

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By Ryan Adamczeski Verified
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As Black people continue to contract HIV at disproportionate rates, it's clear that the public health policies of their elected officials are failing them. But that doesn't mean they're facing the pandemic alone. According to the most recent data from the CDC, over 39,000 people were diagnosed with HIV in the U.S. in 2023. Black people accounted for 14,754 of these cases (38 percent), and had the highest rate of infection of any community (41.9 per 100,000).
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Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here's how

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Black people in the U.S. aren't just more likely to have HIV — they're more likely to be criminalized for it. Black Americans accounted for about 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses and 39 percent of people living with HIV in 2023, according to a report from the Williams Institute, despite making up around 12 percent of the population. Black women had the highest HIV diagnosis rate at 19.6 per 100,000, which is about 11 times the rate for white women at 1.8 per 100,000.
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Meet the activist who wants people living with HIV to know they’re still sexy

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Andrew Spieldenner's favorite superhero growing up wasn't Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman — it was Color Kid. Color Kid, a friend of Superboy and Legion of Superheroes member, has the ability to change the color of anything. If you think that doesn't sound like much, think of it this way: he can change the color of light to black, change your red blood cells to white, and, if you want to take away Superman's powers, change the sun from yellow to red.
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