In the late 1990s and early 2000s, media hype about men on the so-called down low prompted considerable finger-pointing in the Black community. A series of high-profile newspaper and magazine articles were written in response to a widely circulated report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on young men who sleep with men, and suddenly bisexual Black men were being blamed for disproportionate rates of HIV among Black women--even though there was little data to back the claim. Years later, an increasing body of evidence is undermining this theory, yet the media are barely covering the story.

Please join Denise Bolds, MSW and Raniyah Abdus-Samad Training and Capacity Manager for the Black AIDS Institute as we discuss information and resources focused on the African American woman and HIV/Aids education.http://www.blackaids.org/ Get Ready to be EMPOWERED!!!!