Led by Alftan Dyson, a trusted expert on HIV and sexual health, this workshop confronts the stigma and misinformation devastating Black families. Black women account for half of all new HIV diagnoses among women in the United States, despite being only 13% of the female population. Overall, Black people face rates of HIV diagnosis up to ten times higher than White peers — and for Black women, AIDS-related outcomes can be up to eighteen times higher.

Even with treatment, HIV is not just a virus to manage. It can fuel other serious health problems, including cardiovascular disease, cancers, neurological complications, and chronic inflammation that shorten and diminish quality of life.

This workshop provides more than facts. It delivers life-saving knowledge grounded in culture, community, and truth — empowering us to stop preventable infections and protect the future of Black families.

Knowledge is protection. Truth is survival.