Black communities in the United States face unique structural and societal barriers to accessing HIV prevention and care services. As a result, HIV has a disproportionate impact on the Black population. In 2021, Black people represented 40% of new HIV diagnoses, despite making up only 13% of the U.S. population. The disparity is clear in HIV prevalence as well—in 2021, 40% of all people living with HIV in the U.S. were Black.
On February 7, AIDSVu recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness of the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black communities and the importance of increasing access to HIV education, testing, treatment, and prevention services.
Infographics
AIDSVu’s infographics are meant to encourage new ways of visualizing the HIV epidemic in this community. Share them on social, print them out as one-pagers, add them to your presentations, even print them as posters.
This graphic was updated on 2/22/24 for clarity.
2024 Theme
Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities.
Social Posts
Share these social media posts and infographics on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook with #NBHAAD to help spark conversations about HIV and highlight progress being made to reduce HIV among Black people.
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb 7) is a day to address the impact of HIV on Black communities. Together, we can work to overcome structural barriers to HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. #NBHAAD
- In 2021, Black people represented 40% of new HIV diagnoses, despite making up only 14% of the U.S. population. #NBHAAD
- Factors such as lack of health insurance, racial bias, and lower median incomes exacerbate existing gaps and make it more difficult for Black Americans to access the social and medical resources that help prevent and treat HIV. #NBHAAD
Social Banners
Update your LinkedIn, Facebook, and X banners to show your support for #NBHAAD.
Videos: A Love Letter to Black Women
Email Signature
Update your email signature for NBHAAD 2024 with our graphics.
Events and Activities
My Brother’s Keeper Webinar
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Let’s Stop HIV Together (Together) campaign alongside My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., are hosting the 2024 National Black HIV/ADS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) webinar. The webinar will be on February 7, 2024, at 2 pm ET and will discuss HIV and its effects on the Black and African American community.
Speakers include:
- CDC’s Acting Director for DHP Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MPH,
- Us Helping Us’ Executive Director DeMarc Hickson, PhD
- Together Ambassador Christopher Walker, MPH.
Register here
Partner Resources
- HIV.gov
- CDC
- My Brother’s Keeper
- The Counternarrative Project
- Black AIDS Institute
- National Black Justice Coalition
- National Center for Bioethics in Research, Tuskegee University
- Reginald and Dionne Smith Foundation
- Us Helping Us, People Into Living
- SisterLove
- TruEvolution
- The Black Women’s Health Imperative
- BLAQ OUT
- Thrive SS
