Join the Thera Community Team for our next session, led by Dr. Oni Blackstock, Founder & Executive Director, Health Justice. This presentation examines how the historical erasure of cisgender and transgender women from the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to shape current HIV inequities. From activism demanding the CDC recognize women with AIDS to ongoing viral suppression challenges, the talk connects history to actionable solutions. Participants will learn evidence-based interventions, including the CUES framework for intimate partner violence, long-acting injectable ART, and bundled approaches to care.

Join the Thera Community Team for an important session, “Implicit Bias and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare,” led by Rev. Dr. Tommie Watkins, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. By the end of this session, participants will understand how implicit bias, stigma, discrimination, systemic inequities, and HIV criminalization laws shape healthcare experiences and HIV outcomes in Black communities. They will recognize the significance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day as a tool for education, prevention, and community engagement, and apply strategies to reduce bias while advocating for equitable, culturally responsive, and stigma-free HIV care.