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Virtual AIDS Quilt - Today is World AIDS Day, and to help raise awareness BET.com has teamed up with Project(RED) to promote its virtual AIDS quilt. BET.com invites you to create a panel on the quilt for a loved one, friend or to show your support in ending the AIDS crisis in America.

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The National AIDS Memorial Quilt: Connecting Panels of Hope and Healing - The National AIDS Memorial Quilt is the largest ongoing community arts project in the world containing more than 44,000 colorful panels memorializing the life of persons lost to AIDS.Here, a panel of the quilt is dedicated to African-American tennis legend Arthur Ashe, who died from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1993. Ashe holds the title as the only Black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and Australian Open.(Photo: Evan Agostini/Liaison/Getty Images)

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Strength in Numbers - In total, there are more than 91,000 names on the quilt memorializing those who lost their lives to AIDS.(Photo: Shaun Heasley/Getty Images)

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Impressive Dedication - Sections of the quilt are often displayed in various cities around the world, but to view it in its entirety, it would take over 33 days if you spent just one minute gazing at each panel. Here, a photo of the quilt stretched out across the National Mall in Washington, D.C., when the panels numbered just near 40,000.(Photo: Chuck Kennedy/MCT/Landov)

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Giving Back - Over the years, the AIDS Memorial Quilt has raised $4 million for direct services for people with AIDS.(Photo: Bruce Young/Reuters)

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Get Involved - The quilt project raises money for its programs by accepting (not requiring) a donation to accompany panels added to the quilt. Find out more about how you can donate and add a panel for your loved one here.(Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

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Worldwide Reach - The spirit of the quilt project has touched people the world over. Here, a quilt panel from Brazil.  (Photo: Jamil Bittar/Landov)

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Slow Progress - Although the disease remains a global pandemic, UNAIDS announced data that showed a 21 percent decrease in AIDS-related deaths in the past year.(Photo: John Gress/Landov)

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Everyone's Epidemic - The quilt is not just for the notable and famous, many families who lost loved ones to AIDS find that making a panel for the quilt serves as a fitting memorial.(Photo: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

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Universal Message - An Australian quilt helped activists in the city of Auckland bring awareness to HIV/AIDS and increase tolerance. (Photo: FOTOPRESS/Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

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Celebrating Life - This quilt in the Ukraine was made by HIV-positive people and contains thousands of written names of Ukrainian AIDS victims.(Photo: EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO/LANDOV)

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Digital Age Activism - Several thousand panels of the quilt are searchable online.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Community Panels - Advocacy and heath services groups often sponsor a viewing of part of the quilt in conjunction with HIV/AIDS-testing drives or other community service. Here, a panel featuring several names of deceased persons from New York City.(Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Special Quilts for Special Needs - In India, AIDS quilts are used not only to memorialize the dead, but to tell the harrowing story of social exploitation of young girls.(Photo: Reuters)

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Woman's Worth - Many international AIDS advocates are attempting to build awarness around AIDS-related issues that women face around the world. (Photo: Reuters)

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Official Endorsement - According to the UN, the quilt "symbolize[s] the commitment of the United Nations and its partners worldwide to combating the disease."(Photo: Reuters)