“Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” – Honore de Balzac Scientific researchers are a special breed. They’re like thoroughbred racehorses or Afghan Hounds; exceedingly skilled at what they do, but often completely oblivious… Read More ›
The JACQUES Initiative
Political Unity Through HIV
If one puts much stock in the old axiom that says “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” it would be safe to conclude that we as a nation have lying on the canvas for the past half century or… Read More ›
4th Annual City Uprising HIV Outreach Day
Baltimore is celebrating National HIV Testing Day by hosting a massive citywide outreach effort to get people and communities tested and aware of their HIV status. Put on by The JACQUES Initiative through their faith-based outreach program Project SHALEM in… Read More ›
The Meaning of Leadership in HIV
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus: a retrovirus only 120 nanometers in diameter. It is 60 times smaller than a red blood cell and yet has killed more people than World War I, The Civil War and The Vietnam War combined. The… Read More ›
Your Part in Getting To Zero
The idea of “getting to zero,” may mean many things to many people. For some, it represents the hope that one day there will be an end to discrimination and prejudice based on a person’s HIV status. For others, like… Read More ›