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Eliminating the stigma around HIV/AIDS
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Eliminating the stigma around HIV/AIDS

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was first observed 25 years ago today to acknowledge how the disease disproportionately affects Black people. Human Rights Campaign HIV and Health Equity Director Torrian Baskerville spoke with News4 about the issue.

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