This year, 2021, marked the 40th anniversary of HIV. Though there have been a number of remembrances over the past year, recognizing both the progress we have made in how we respond to the epidemic, and what we still face ahead, a critical part of HIV history is the evolution and shift of public perception. This is critically important to address, because HIV stigma has largely circulated because of media depictions and framing.

The Counter Narrative Project (CNP) hosted a virtual panel discussion with journalists and writers discussing media, HIV, Black communities, and the South. This panel offered both historical perspective in how the media has depicted HIV and insights from their own reporting and storytelling.

Navigating A Slim Fit World as Black Gay Man of Size by L. Michael Gipson is part of CNP Affiliate Black Bear Brotherhood of Detroit’s Self-Care Salon series. Self-Care Salons were a personal development workshop series that centered Black Bear Brotherhood Detroit members' health and wellness, including financial, spiritual, and mental health.

Voter suppression tactics have been used to influence the outcome of elections. Watch the CNP webinar on voter suppression. Patrick Berry from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU and Sean J. Young from the ACLU of Georgia join us to unpack how these tactics impact us and what we can do to combat it.