The facts of HIV/AIDS in the African American Community are mixed. Continued dialogue and creative ways of expanding the stories of the situations which create some of the vulnerabilities specifically related to African-American women and our young people.
Among black women in 2005, the rate of women severly affected with HIV/AIDS was more than 20 times that of white women.
Racial disparities in HIV diagnoses are particularly severe among young people. Overall, blacks made up half (51%) of all new HIVdiagnoses between 2001 and 2005. But among youth aged 13 –24, blacks accounted for 61 percent of diagnoses.
For more information, the Centers for Disease Control has several information updates for your review:
Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among African Americans. Download that special PDF report here.
Fighting HIV among African Americans: A Heightened National Response. You can download this PDF report here.
