JSTOR Daily: Rollerena: New York’s Fairy Godmother. “Before Rollerena was an AIDS activist, she was already reshaping public life. The impetus for lacing up her rollerskates may have begun as a simple longing to avoid the crowds on her Lexington Avenue line, but it evolved into a form of performance and public expression unlike anything New York had seen. Gliding about on tall, black vintage […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/25/rollerena-new-yorks-fairy-godmother-jstor-daily/
Rollerena: New York’s Fairy Godmother (JSTOR Daily)

JSTOR Daily: Rollerena: New York’s Fairy Godmother. “Before Rollerena was an AIDS activist, she was already reshaping public life. The impetus for lacing up her rollerskates may have begun as…

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Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy: [IPS] United Nations -- Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall, 22 June 2026 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTBP7W #HIVAwareness #AIDS #UNAIDS #GlobalHealth #HIVTreatment

The #AIDSQuilt making another list of quintessential objects for America250 -

"In its last complete appearance on the National Mall in 1996, it covered the expanse...that’s a mile long, between the Capitol and the Washington Monument, a lawn with decades of American activism stamped into the ground.

The quilt held 40,000 panels. It has almost 50,000 now."

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/aids-memorial-quilt-history/3952036/

#Quilting #AIDS

Africa: World At 'Perilous Moment' As Leaders Warn HIV Gains Are At Risk: [UN News] Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT9LZ5 #HIVAwareness #AIDS #GlobalHealth #UN #Africa
Africa: The AIDS Response Saved Millions of Children. We Cannot Abandon It Now.: [Unicef] For over four decades, the global AIDS response has been powered by grief, rage, courage, and determination. Families buried loved ones long before their time. Communities confronted discrimination and built networks of care when the silence was deafening. Scientific breakthroughs and community-driven innovation… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT8W9R #AIDS #HIVAwareness #PublicHealth #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth
Trump administration to end PEPFAR funding for South Africa

The State Department is expected to formally notify Pretoria it is cutting off HIV/AIDS assistance as soon as next week.

Yahoo News

𝗩𝗦 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗭𝘂𝗶𝗱-𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮: '𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'

De Verenigde Staten gaan stoppen met een programma om de verspreiding van hiv en aids te bestrijden in Zuid-Afrika. Daar leven ruim acht miljoen mensen met het virus, het hoogste aantal ter wereld. 'Een nieuwe generatie komt mogelijk zonder voorlichting en medicatie te zitten.'

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5619067/vs-stoppen-met-aids-steun-zuid-afrika-bang-meer-verspreiding

#VS #aids #ZuidAfrika

VS stoppen met aids-steun aan Zuid-Afrika: 'Ramp in slow-motion'

De Verenigde Staten gaan stoppen met een programma om de verspreiding van hiv en aids te bestrijden in Zuid-Afrika. Daar leven ruim acht miljoen mensen met het virus, het hoogste aantal ter wereld. 'Een nieuwe generatie komt mogelijk zonder voorlichting en medicatie te zitten.'

RTL Nieuws

📰 VS stoppen met aids-steun aan Zuid-Afrika: 'Ramp in slow-motion'

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1IUf

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🔸 #Virus #Ramp #HIV #AIDS #USA

VS stoppen met aids-steun aan Zuid-Afrika: 'Ramp in slow-motion'

De Verenigde Staten gaan stoppen met een programma om de verspreiding van hiv en aids te bestrijden in Zuid-Afrika. Daar leven ruim acht miljoen mensen met het virus, het hoogste aantal ter wereld. 'Een nieuwe generatie komt mogelijk zonder voorlichting en medicatie te zitten.'

RTL Nieuws

U.S. to end funding for South Africa's HIV programs over policy issues - UPI.com

#usa #HiV #aids #SouthAfrica #donaldtrump #statedepartment #PEPFAR #Lenacapavir #medicalracism

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U.S. to end funding for South Africa's HIV programs over policy issues - UPI.com

The Trump administration plans to stop PEPFAR funding for HIV prevention and control programs in South Africa because of differences in policy.

UPI