On February 12, WACO Theater Middle, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., celebrated the launch of Nonetheless Right here at The Gathering Spot in West Adams. The night featured a dynamic panel, mild bites, and highly effective group dialog.
Led by Editor-in-Chief Jamilah Lemieux, the publication boldly facilities Black girls impacted by HIV, with cowl star Rae Lewis-Thornton persevering with her legacy of breaking stigma. WACO Theater Middle Inventive Director Tina Knowleswas in attendance, affirming the challenge’s deeply private mission. Contributors Sylvia Obell and Daria Cottinghamjoined moderator Deborah Wafer of Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a candid and pressing dialogue.
The urgency is obvious: in response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, in 2023 Black girls accounted for 50% of latest HIV diagnoses amongst girls within the U.S., regardless of representing simply 13% of the feminine inhabitants and had been identified at 11 occasions the speed of white non-Hispanic girls.
Nonetheless Right here is greater than {a magazine} it’s a multimedia motion sparking schooling, dialog, and motion. Subsequent up: a multi-city tour this spring for STILL HERE LIVE, bringing the expertise past the web page and into communities.
(Pictures Credit score: Cécile Boku)
