Black women make up the majority of new
HIV/Aids cases in the country and represent
74% of Aids cases in Philadelphia.
Aids is the #1
cause of death for black women ages 25-44,
beating out heart disease, cancer and
homocide.
An estimated 40 million people worldwide are
living with AIDS.
25 million
people have died from AIDS, compared to an
estimated 23 million who died from the Black
Plague during the 14th century and 20
million who died from the flu epidemic in
1918.