Dan Nugent is the Senior Policy Manager at the National Minority AIDS Council. Last Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a version of the Violence Against Women Act […]
In the early days, death from HIV was quick and very ugly. It seems unbelievable, but there was a time when funeral directors would not cremate our dead, hospital staff […]
Andy Ansell is an NMAC TEAM Navigators who advocates for treatment options and the improvement of health outcomes for those living with HIV. Andy is a contributing writer to our […]
As President Obama reminded the nation in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, an AIDS-free generation is indeed within reach. A major milestone in realizing that vision will come this […]
Kim M. Johnson, MD is the Director of NMAC’s Division of Community Advancement and Leadership Strategies (DCALS). Charles Darwin said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, […]
This Monday, as the nation commemorates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama will also be sworn in for his second term as President of the […]
2012 was a year of firsts for the National Minority AIDS Council. We marked our 25th anniversary. We submitted our first ever amicus brief in the Supreme Court challenge to […]
Tomorrow, December 1, is the 25th annual World AIDS Day, a day for remembrance, reflection and action. The theme this year, “Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation,” perfectly reflects the […]
For several months now, a key benchmark in creating an AIDS-free generation, implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been stalled in political gridlock. The recently released Health Care […]
First, let me say that the thoughts and prayers of everyone here at NMAC are with those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Our own offices suffered some fairly significant water damage […]