Let’s get tested! It’s our lives on the line.

I sincerely hope the young people (and older) take better care of themselves before engaging in sexual relations. It is so simple to start prevention before anything even happens. Wearing protection, avoiding promiscuity, having multiple sexual partners. I was fortunate enough to have that knowledge before I lost my viriginity. Sadly that isn’t the case with everyone, they’re the ones who are in dire need of widespread educating and awareness of HIV testing and treatment.

Stay safe.

GET TESTED YA’LL!

IT COULD PROBABLY SAVE YOUR LIFE!

It’s a crying shame that this thread only gets TWO posts. No wonder the black community is in dire straits when it comes to HIV/AIDS. It’s shameful! Anything with the name “Beyonce” and there’s over 100 tops. SMDH.

Sorry “4″ posts.

4 I feel you.

I think us as black people live in denial. We live in that whole “it cant happen” to me mindstate.

So a lotta ppl choose not to deal w/it. But hopefully w/this post it can change some ppls lives!

I used sum of ur post to educate ppl on my pg i gave credit to wheres credits due but young ppl need to hear this even though ppl have abortion and/ or have a baby at a young or old age the thing that u cant decided weither or not if u want it is hiv/aids it is a slow or fast killer so even though ppl a torn between pro life an pro choice lets all be hiv negative and keep our children an friends that same way!!!

@#6, you are SO right. Denial is the operative word. It’s very sad.

I agree that black folks need to leave entertainment news for last and take better care of our health, families and communities. We are so deep into how much money Bey and Jay has or whose zooming who, but we do nothing to spread knowlege on dangers in our society. Take care of yourselves black people. Life isn’t one big concert.

Most of the people I know who are deceased have died from AIDS…my father, aunt, cousins included… I get tested twice a year.

Good to see that some people care!

i’m so glad to see you post about this. i also posted info on my blog. to be honest, this year was the first i ever heard of this awareness day. i’d like to see it grow in popularity in the black community in future years because we do need every opportunity to keep the dialog going about hiv and aids.

btw…this is my first visit to your site. i love your blog!

I had no idea about black aids awareness day…
Its a good idea. More people need to be weary of this disease. What I’ve notice is that people (particularly young people) are either uneducated or unafraid and continue to be promiscuous (I hope I spelled that right) until it’s too late. Teen sex is not ok and it should not be promoted on television (Gossip Girl, Jamie Lynne Spears). Some kids actually look to TV to see what’s ok for them to do. Along with distributing condoms and teaching about protection, schools should tell the benefits of abstinence. I’m in HS and all they taught us in sex ed. was how much it would cost to take care of a baby if we where to have one…

its sad that this post only recieved 13 post so far. people are living in denial. wake up people hiv/aids is fa real. so many people are contracting the virus. it’s not only the young promiscuous & it’s cheating spouses that are speading the disease too!!!
just wrap it up & get tested even if your in a “manogomous” relationship periodically. ……….BE SMART ppl, BE SAFe!!!!

Keep spreading the message to get tested!!

And people need to stop living in denial.

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE Kim Elise. She is SOOO underated!