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United We Rise Statement on Proposed HIV Budget Cuts

HIV is still a major issue in the U.S – and Black people are experiencing the greatest burden. Black Americans account for 38% of new HIV cases each year despite making up just 12% of the U.S. population. Why? Because health disparities fueled by racism (and anti-Blackness) continue to create barriers to HIV prevention and care.

The current federal administration policy decisions have effectively abandoned the U.S. role in the global HIV response. Domestically, the progress we have made over the past 40 years is threatened by severe cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, as well as by the proposed elimination of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.

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United We Rise is an intersectional, Black-led collaborative that re-imagines a pathway to the end of the HIV epidemic, while uplifting the health of…

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Our Work

United We Rise has engaged Black communities to answer the question,
“What would the response to HIV look like if it was led by black people?”

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NBHAAD

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7th. Learn about, participate in, and promote your local National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) event.

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The Black HIV Researchers’ Directory: Bridging Research & Action

At United We Rise, we’re always looking for ways to collaborate with organizations working for similar outcomes: ensuring that Black people have access to opportunities to be healthy and liberated. We call this intersectional solidarity, and it’s the backbone of how we’re activating a Black-led response to ending the HIV epidemic. We heard from our collaborators and conspirators that to optimize their impact even further, they needed a tool that cuts across silos, and specifically, connects them with researchers to undergird and support their work…Read More

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Couch Conversations with Every(Black)Body are monthly community-led discussions hosted by United We Rise. These sessions focus on lived experience, education, and advocacy related to public health, HIV, and social justice topics.

Black Lives, HIV, and Immigration: Living at the Intersections
Black communities are too often left out of national conversations on immigration—and immigrants are too often left out of Black discourse. Yet Black immigrants live at the intersection of both. They face unlawful deportations, heightened surveillance, and policies that threaten their health, safety, and access to care. As anti-immigrant rhetoric and enforcement escalate, the consequences are especially dire for Black immigrants living with or vulnerable to HIV.

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