AFRICAN AMERICAN AIDS HISTORY PROJECT � Items � omeka

Letter: Lazare Kaptue to Curtis Wadlington

"PCHA Officer Resigns in Speech at AIDS Walk"

"The Black Warning"

Profile of Rashidah Hassan, founder of Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues, in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Sunday magazine.

Strategies for HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention Educators

Report from the 8th International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam on targeted education programs for different communities, using a variety of educational models.

Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues (BEBASHI) Agency Background

Gives a brief account of BEBASHI's history and describes services currently offered, such as including counseling, testing, and education for communities of color. Also lists two of the organization's funding sources: a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and appropriations from the recently-passed Ryan White CARE Act funds. Finally, describes BEBASHI's connections to other groups through the National AIDS Information and Education Program, Philadelphia AIDS Consortium, and Minority AIDS Coalition.

Curtis Wadlington Oral History

Curtis Wadlington (1957-2012) grew up in Cobbs Creek, a neighborhood in West Philadelphia, where he spent most of his life. As a teenager, Wadlington began working as a camp counselor, which marked the beginning of his career in human services. Although he had romantic and sexual relationships with men, Wadlington did not identify with Philadelphia's downtown "gayborhood," on account of the racism that he and other men of color experienced there. As AIDS began to strike gay men and people of color in the early 1980s, Wadlington and others accused Philadelphia AIDS groups, which were primarily oriented toward white gay men, of ignoring the growing epidemic in the city's African American community. Thus, Wadlington became an early member of Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues (BEBASHI), one of the country's first black AIDS service organizations. Today BEBASHI continues its mission of improving the health of economically disadvantaged Philadelphians. This interview was conducted by Dan Royles for the African American AIDS Activism Oral History Project on May 9, 2012. This interview was indexed using the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer by Maria Santiago in June 2016, thanks to generous support from the Chris Webber Memorial Fund.

Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day

Sign reads Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day. Ribbon Bee. Get Tested. Includes information on back of Bebashi

Bebashi SOULS

Sign reads Bebashi SOULS Society of Unique Love & Support. Love Betrayal Murder Triangle.

We've Come Too Far To Die of AIDS

Images of black hands breaking chains. Text includes: We've Come Too Far To Die of AIDS. AIDS is preventable. Get educated . . . Get tested!

National Conference on HIV and AIDS among Racial and Ethnic Populations in the United States

Attendance sheet and introduction to the executive planning committee meeting of the Nation Conference on HIV and AIDS among Racial and Ethnic Populations in the United States. Appears to be the first page of a longer document.

Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality Meeting Minutes

Minutes of a meeting by the Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality and the Role of Schools in Prevention of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection of the School District of Philadelphia. The primary issue under discussion is a sexual health program for Philadelphia schools, including abstinence education, condom distribution, and drop-in health resource centers. The task force discusses the role of parents and communities in the program, the respective weight to be given to religious and secular perspectives on abstinence, the place of condom distribution within a broader spectrum of community health services, and how the program will be evaluated.

Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality Meeting Minutes, December 20, 1991

Minutes of a meeting by the Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality and the Role of Schools in Prevention of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection of the School District of Philadelphia. The primary issue under discussion is a sexual health program for Philadelphia schools, including abstinence education, condom distribution, and drop-in health resource centers. The task force discusses the role of parents and communities in the program, the respective weight to be given to religious and secular perspectives on abstinence, the place of condom distribution within a broader spectrum of community health services, and how the program will be evaluated.

Letter: Herbert Hazan to Norman Baker, Paul Thomas, and Curtis Wadlington

Letter from Herbert Hazan, the Philadelphia School District's Director of Health Services, thanking each of the recipients for their leadership on the subcommittees of the district's Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality. The letter is addressed to Norman Baker, Paul Thomas, and Curtis Wadlington. School superintendent Constance Clayton and Board of Education Member Ruth Hayre are copied on the letter.

The Philadelphia Coalition for African American Males: Steering Committee Members and Conference Planning Committee

Roster of steering committee and conference planning committee members for the Philadelphia Coalition for African American Males, along with their institutional affiliations. Also includes a list of those in the conference planning committee, in which Curtis Wadlington is listed in both categories.

Letter: Bilal Qayyum to Curtis Wadlington, October 10, 1990

Invitation and agenda for a meeting of the Coalition for the Development of Minority Males, at the Mayor's Office of Community Services. Advocated for the joining and funding of Philadelphian minority AIDS groups.

Letter: Danessa Malloy-Allen to Curtis Wadlington, June 23, 1992

Letter confirming Wadlington's appearance on an episode of "Issues Forum" for AIDS awareness in women and children at the Greater Media Cable Studio.

Letter: Beth Wilkinson to Curtis Wadlington, January 5, 1990

Letter confirming Curtis Wadlington's appearance on Georgie Woods' show on WDAS-AM as part of the Family Planning Council's "Pregnancy: It's Not for Me" public awareness campaign.

Letter: Maureen Byrnes to Curtis Wadlington, July 10, 1990

Letter confirming Wadlington's testimony at a hearing on personnel issues and HIV by the National Commission on AIDS in July 1990.

Letter: Sheila S. Sorkin to Curtis Wadlington, April 6, 1990

Letter from Adina Ruvel, executive director of the Philadelphia Perinatal Association, offering to hire Curtis Wadlington on contract as a development consultant for the "Changes and Choices" Program's Male Responsibility Program. Responsibilities would include development of materials for a twelve-week workshop for men dealing with friendships, relationships, and physical and sexual health.

"CHOICES" Program

Program for a production of "CHOICES," presented by BEBASHI and performed by Freedom Theatre, at West Philadelphia Community Center on July 27, 1989. The play was targeted towards teenagers in African American and Hispanic communities.

Letter: Gail E. Leslie to Curtis Wadlington

Letter regarding BEBASHI/Freedom Theatre Project, a collaborative effort to present a dramatic piece for youth about "making conscious and positive choices."

Human Sexuality for Teens

Curriculum for seven-week workshop on human sexuality for teenagers presented by BEBASHI. Includes agenda for one session, presented February 7, 1989 at Strawberry Mansion Senior High School.

Overcoming Barriers to Condom Use STD Screening and Treatment in a High Risk Population Interviewer Training Manual

Part of interviewer training manual for "Overcoming Barriers to Condom Use STD Screening and Treatment in a High Risk Population," a CDC-funded research and demonstration project.

Risk Recognition in Abusive Relationships Curriculum

This was a curriculum for BEBASHI's Women and AIDS Project Workshop which highlighted the correlation between abusive relationships and HIV/AIDS. The curriculum explained contraceptive methods, how to advocate for condom usage in sexual settings, and the link between substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. It also elaborates HIV/AIDS causes, testing, and side effects.

Berean Ecumenical AIDS Resource Center: November and December Training Workshops

Schedule of training workshops on HIV/AIDS in African American communities. Organized by the Community Education Project.