AFRICAN AMERICAN AIDS HISTORY PROJECT � Items � omeka

This is How You Can Get AIDS

Sign depicts cartoon of people talking about how AIDS is transmitted.

Only One Thing Should Come Between Us

Sign reads Only One Thing Should Come Between Us. Unity, Inc. Philadelphia. Department of Public Health, AIDS Activities Coordinating Office. Funded by the AIDS Community Education Project

Get Carried Away with Condoms

Poster with image of African American men embracing with text Get carried away with Condoms

Safer Sexxx: Always the Safer Way

Poster that reads Safer Sexxx: One way, both ways, Always the Safer Way

Safer Sexxx: A Real Man Uses Condoms

Poster that reads Safer Sexxx: A Real Man Uses Condoms

Safer Sexxx: What About Backups???

Poster that reads Safer Sexxx: What About Backups???

Only One Thing Should Come Between Us

Poster of two African American men in underwear with one holding a condom.

Poster that reads Be Smart About HIV. See your doctor about new treatment options. New research suggests reducing the amount of virus may help you live longer. National Minority AIDS Council. National Lesbian and Gay Health Association

Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself

Poster that reads Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself from HIV/AIDS. Use a condom every time. Georgia Women Preventing AIDS

You Can Get a New Man

Poster that reads You Can Get a New Man but you can't get a new life. Use a condom every time. Georgia Women Preventing AIDS

Georgia M.

Poster with image of African American children. Text included: Tell my children when they grow to please always wear condoms. If I had used them I would be there to tell them myself. -Georgia M.

Denise R.

Poster with image of African American women. Text included: Donny pays for food and rent and everything so I owe him a lot. But I make him wear a condom because I don't owe him that much. Denise R.

Carrie J.

Poster with image of African American women. Text included: Danny said he didn't want to do it if we had to use condoms. I said goodnight. He drove around the block, came back and said, okay. -Carrie J.

Sister's Wake Up!

Poster with images of African American women. Text includes: Sisters Wake Up! It's About Making Health Choices. AIDS is the #1 killer of African American and Latina women (ages 25-34). The virus is transmitted in three ways- sexually, blood contact and from mother to child. Only 75% of women are getting it from their lovers, boyfriends and husbands.

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.

Contents of Credle Safer Sex Duffle Bag

Handwritten text of contents of donation to Rutgers Newark regarding duffle bag containing safer sex materials.

Risks of Oral Sex

Article entitled Risks of Oral Sex in HIV Counselor Perspectives.Located within Fire Same Sex Training Manual.

Be Sexy, Wear a Condom info card

Information card found with pack of condoms and lube. Text includes: HIV is preventable. National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities. Be sexy, wear a condom. Many Men, Many Voices: A Health Education workshop/retreat for African American men. A Better you risk reduction.

New Jersey AIDS Hotline business card

White business card for New Jersey AIDS hotline. Text includes: referrals, general information, counseling & testing locations, treatment information. Have no sex is safest. If you do have sex, always use a latex condom and spermicidal foam/jelly with "nonoxynol-9." HIV (the AIDS virus) is transmitted through blood, semen, and vaginal blood. If you use drugs, try to get help right away. If you shoot drugs, never share works with anyone. Always clean your works with bleach and rinse with water. Be good to yourself and those you love. Find out you have HIV. There are medicines that can help you.