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Meet the Newest Board Member: Aryah Lester
Read the profile of one of the newest board members at the Southern AIDS Coalition: Aryah Lester, Deputy Director at the Transgender Strategy Center.

Meet the Newest Board Member: P.J. Moton-Poole
Read the profile for the newest Southern AIDS Coalition board member P.J.Moton-Poole, LMSW, Senior Manager, External Affairs NA at ViiV Healthcare.

US Congresswoman Nikema Williams GA-05 Statement for NWGHAAD & More
US Congresswoman Nikema Williams GA-05 shares a statement for NWGHAAD & view featured events for the month.

Preventing HIV: Why North Carolina Lawmakers Should Increase Access to HIV Prevention Tools
Executive Director, Dafina Ward, and Executive Director of NC AIDS Action Network, Lee Storrow, urge NC policymakers to increase access to HIV prevention tools.

SOUTHERN AIDS COALITION SELECTED TO RECEIVE $5 MILLION IN RENEWAL FUNDING WITH THE GILEAD COMPASS INITIATIVE®
The Southern AIDS Coalition announces $5 Million in refunding from Gilead Sciences COMPASS Initiative® & being selected to continue as a Coordinating Center.

My Personal Journey to the COVID Vaccine
Community Engagement Manager, Gina Brown, shares her vaccination experience with the Moderna vaccine and why more people living with HIV should get it.

Southern AIDS Coalition Announces New Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
The Southern AIDS Coalition announces the new Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, Alejandro Acosta managing SAC’s local, state, & federal public health policy efforts.

Southern AIDS Coalition Announces Dafina Ward as Executive Director
Birmingham, AL—The Southern AIDS Coalition [SAC] announced today the appointment of Dafina Ward as Executive Director. “We are thrilled to announce Dafina Ward as the new Executive Director for the Southern AIDS Coalition,” said Board Chair Kathie Hiers. “I have...

Empowering Black Trans Communities beyond Hashtags
As the first guest of Trans*Act, we asked Mike Webb to discuss the importance of Black Trans Empowerment Week, started by The Mahogany Project in 2018.
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day with Carlitos Díaz
For National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, We Asked Carlitos Díaz, HIV Justice Organizer from QLatinx, to Talk to Us About the HIV Epidemic in the Latinx Community Join Ana Paula Duarte, Health Policy Associate at the Southern AIDS Coalition, and Carlitos Díaz in a...