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Tag: gv fellowship

It’s Plenty: Songs That Got Us Through 2022

ya know we love a good playlist! and what better time to drop a new one than now. curated by…
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Posted on: December 30, 2022 Last updated on: December 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

To me, National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day means a day to bring some light to the darkness that has been…
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Posted on: October 15, 2022 Last updated on: October 15, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

J Aces Lira | Chivago, IL

I recall my time in high school. During this time, I’m making intercity commutes and my mom was struggling with…
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Posted on: October 5, 2022 Last updated on: October 5, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
Milani Varela

National Transgender HIV Testing Day

Today is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a day to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness, &…
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Posted on: April 18, 2022 Last updated on: June 3, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

La Belle of le Ball: An Ode to Crystal LaBeija (a Poem)

My mother told me, “Never stay where you’re not wanted”, a betoken for the fate of navigating as a black…
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Posted on: April 8, 2022 Last updated on: April 8, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

LISA ISADORA CRUZ (LA GINGER VALDEZ)

La Mujer Boricua! Lisa Isadora Valdez was born in la isla del encanto Puerto Rico on September 23, 1958. Most…
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Posted on: April 8, 2022 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Tested Positive

as AIDS awareness week comes to a close, we continue to stand in our commitment to amplify the histories and…
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Posted on: December 3, 2021 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Deandre Bryant | Washington, DC

My name is Deandre Bryant and so this picture is Me as an infant I was born with a full…
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Posted on: November 17, 2021 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Throwback Thursday: Milani Varela

Picture this: Humboldt Park in Chicago, IL The year is 1993, at that time it was me, momma, dad, and…
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Posted on: October 21, 2021 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Haitemai | Mexico City, Mexico

I learned a lot working with plants, the first: to be someone who has a plan in advance. The second:…
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Posted on: February 13, 2020 Last updated on: February 29, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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