We The People is a Black strategy to end HIV.

We The People is a Black strategy to end HIV in our lifetime.

Launched on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2020, this strategy centers racial justice as the systemic challenge that must be addressed.

It has been created by input from Black people who are most impacted by HIV:

20+ key informant interviews and surveys of HIV workers

14 Black Treatment Advocates Network chapters

3 town hall meetings in Houston, Montgomery, and Natchez

1 community forum at the 2019 U.S. Conference on AIDS in December

20  Advisory Committee members in Los Angeles to assist with finalizing the strategy’s recommendations 

13 We the People virtual town halls with 692 participants

6 Blacker The Plan events with 265 participants

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4 Pillars of We The People

  1. Dismantle anti-Black practices, systems, and institutions that endanger the health and well-being of Black people, and undermine an effective and equitable response to HIV in Black America.
  2. Invest in Black communities through resources and services that address the fullness, richness, potential, and expertise of Black people and mitigate social and structural factors that worsen health outcomes in Black communities.
  3. Ensure universal access to and robust utilization of health care that is high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable, as well as culturally, and gender-affirming. This enables Black people to live healthy lives in our fullest dignity.
  4. Build the capacity and motivation of Black communities to be the change agents for ending HIV. 

We achieve this by continuous engagement with local health departments, Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FCHC), Centers for AIDS Research, elected officials, community-based organizations, AIDS service organizations, and more importantly the Black community in order to build the power necessary to end the HIV epidemic in America.

6 Goals of We The People

  1. Identify prevention and care strategies that are critical to successfully ending the HIV epidemic among Black Americans
  2. Ensure holistic community-driven strategies specific to Black communities are included in local plans to end the HIV epidemic
  3. Engage and empower Black communities to be integral advocates and participants of planning and implementation of strategies to combat HIV in their local areas
  4. Ensure recipients of government funding are culturally humble and able to provide high-quality services to Black people in their local context
  5. Ensure Black community-based organizations and agencies that are trusted and integral providers in Black communities are integral players in this effort
  6. Ensure the rollout of the current Administration or future presidents’ plans do not negatively impact social determinants of health that impact Black Americans and HIV in Black America.

13 Partnerships and Coalitions

To achieve our campaign’s goals we have joined several national and regional coalitions and campaigns across the country that are working to end HIV and the interconnecting racism, sexism, and homophobia/transphobia pandemics:

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For more information, please contact us at info@BlackAIDS.org.

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