Our Black History Month Lineup

Our Black History Month Lineup

Posted by E3 Radio at 4:25 pm

February 4th- Wake Up! Black America = 46% of New HIV/AIDS Diagnoses

February 7th is Black HIV/AIDS Day In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for African Americans. Blacks make up 12% of the US population. However, in 2006, African Americans accounted for 45% of new HIV infections and 46% of those living with HIV. Black gay/bisexual men and black women are the most affected by the HIV epidemic.

• One in 30 black women will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime.

• The rate of new infections among black women in 2006 was 15 times that of white women and four times that of Hispanic women.

• AIDS was the leading cause of death for Black women ages 25-34 according to most recent data (2004)

• One in 16 black men will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime.

• Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) accounted for 63% of new infections among black men in 2006.

• Since the beginning of the epidemic, over 200,000 African Americans with AIDS have died.

We can stop these rates with education and action. Real Talk. Real Change.

February 11th- My People & Technology; What’s the Hold-Up!

The digital divide is a real issue within communities of color. How do we bring technology into our homes? How do we close the technology gap?

Real Talk. Real. Change.

February 18th-Not Invisible Anymore: Special Guests Faith Trimel & Ifa Bumi
Do you know any Black LBTQ women on the big screen? Can you name any in television, radio, music, art, etc.? Black LGBTQA people in media have been invisible. Invisible to producers, writers, and to you too. But times are changing and we’re here to push progress forward.

Special Guests: Faith Trimel and Ifa Bumi

Real Talk. Real Change.

Creative and determined are the words used to describe Ifa Bumi. Here first full-length poetry collection celebrates unrestrained sexuality, alluding perhaps to masculine or androgynous characteristics of herself. She is a talented wordsmith with her own distinctive voice.

Liquid Toffee is…a sustained mediation of unwavering desire and indefinable erotic adoration. In this richly sensuous book of poetry, author Ifa Bumi covers all aspects of lust and love, from the highs of ecstasy to disappointment of heartbreak.
Each offering in the collection infuses the senses, acting as witness to the passion and longing that culminates into the explosive union between two women.
This exuberant book of poems, features digital artwork from the “I Am the Masterpiece” Red Collection.

February 25th- Bi-Racial Identity in the Black Community

What is it like being biracial in the Black Community? We’ll talk with some people willing to share their experience.

Real Talk. Real Change.