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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
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 a new Deputy Director.

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 for the future.

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

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 time at SAC

Meet the Newest SAC Staff Members!
Meet new members of the Southern AIDS Coalition team: David Wyley Long, Tiffany Patterson, Mark Payton, and Will Ramirez.

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Our Latinx Community Partners
We’re celebrating Long-Term Survivors’ Month with Positively Aware. We’ve curated a group of Long-Term Survivors to share their stories!

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

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

We’re Still Here: A Celebration of Long-Term Surviors’ Month
We’re celebrating Long-Term Survivors’ Month with Positively Aware. We’ve curated a group of Long-Term Survivors to share their stories!