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Dafina Ward, Executive Director of Southern AIDS Coalition, Appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

For Immediate Release: Dafina Ward, Executive Director of Southern AIDS Coalition, Appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS SOUTHERN…

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Southern AIDS Coalition Condemns Proposed House Appropriations Bill that Threatens to Worsen the HIV Epidemic in the United States

The bill for FY2024 proposes close to $500 million in cuts to funding for programs working to end the HIV…

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Mardrequs Harris Promoted to Deputy Director at Southern AIDS Coalition

Harris’s Promotion Strengthens SAC’s Commitment to Elevating Southern Voices and Empowering Emerging Leaders in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

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A Note from Dafina Ward, Executive Director

A note from Dafina Ward, Executive Director, on the month of May, self-care for the Summer, going on break, and…

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Meet Our New Team Members!

Meet the new staff at SAC. Nay Coleman, Justin Lofton, Brady Maiden, and Justin Searcy share their pasts and hopes…

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Southern AIDS Coalition Announces 2023 SPARK! Grants Recipients

The Southern AIDS Coalition announces their 2022–2023 cycle of SPARK! Grants recipients. Read to learn more

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This Is Not A Job, This Is My Calling

“This Is Not a Job, This Is My Calling” is a reflection from Marnina Miller, Community Outreach Associate on her…

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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Our Latinx Community Partners

From September 15 until National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NLHAAD) on October 15, it is Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Major Display of AIDS Memorial Quilt Coming to Jackson and Surrounding Communities Sept. 28 – Oct. 4 to Change the Pattern in the Fight to End HIV in the South

The announcement of the Change the Pattern Initiative with The National AIDS Memorial & Southern AIDS Coalition

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Change the Pattern: Sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Honoring Black and Brown Lives Lost to AIDS will Travel throughout the South in the Fight to End the Epidemic

The announcement of the Change the Pattern Initiative with The National AIDS Memorial & Southern AIDS Coalition

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