The 411 on HIV/AIDS and Black Women

Important information about how the virus affects women.

March 10 Is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! - During the early years of the epidemic, people often associated AIDS with gay white men, but times have changed. Since 1985, HIV rates among women have tripled with women of color making up the majority of those infections. Here’s some important information about HIV/AIDS and women. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Women - Renew the Violence Against Women Act to help protect victims of domestic violence and help law enforcement investigate and prosecute sexual assaults. The Senate voted Tuesday to renew the law; Obama called on the House to quickly send him a bill. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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March 10 Is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! - During the early years of the epidemic, people often associated AIDS with gay white men, but times have changed. Since 1985, HIV rates among women have tripled with women of color making up the majority of those infections. Here’s some important information about HIV/AIDS and women. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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