Mason Named Guest Speaker for Black Women's Network Organization HIV/AIDS Event

Bishop Terry Angel Mason

Pulitzer Nominated Author Will Discuss the Rapidly-Increasing Number of HIV Cases Among Black Women

Los Angeles, CA - Since HIV/AIDS appeared 30 years ago, the deadly disease has had a devastating impact on African-Americans. Once thought of as a gay, white male disease, the new face of AIDS is Black.

Black women have become the leading group of HIV/AIDS cases; surpassing Caucasian women, Asian women and Latina women.

According to www.WomensHealth.gov, women account for about 1 in 4 new HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. Of these newly infected women, about 2 in 3 are African-American. Most of these women got HIV from having unprotected sex with a man.

In addition, Amfar.org notes that African-Americans and Hispanics represent 26 percent of all women in the U.S., but they account for 82% of AIDS cases among women; African-American women have an HIV prevalence rate nearly 15 times that of white women.

The Black Women’s Network Organization, located in Inglewood, CA, has played a pivotal role in educating women about HIV/AIDS prevention. The group invited international speaker, HIV/AIDS activist, and author Terry Angel Mason, to speak at their event, which will be held on June 9, 2012, from 10:00 am -12:00 pm, at the Rogers Park Auditorium. The facility is located at 400 Beach Ave, Inglewood, CA. 

At the event, Mason will address what black women can do to protect themselves against the virus. He will also discuss his own experience and triumph over the disease and how to live an empowered, healthy life with the virus.

According to Mason, “HIV/AIDS is having a devastating impact on Black women in Los Angeles and around the world. Many women don’t know the status of their partners, and simply aren’t protecting themselves on a consistent basis. Education and getting tested is vital to stopping the spread of this disease. My goal is to inspire, motivate, and encourage Black women to get tested and to know the status of all of their partners.” 

Mason has been a guest speaker at many events, including San Diego Neighborhood House & San Diego Urban League’s National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day and Harold Washington College’s “A Matter of Global Survival.”

A renowned author, Mason recently penned and published what readers have described as “an inspiring and empowering article” called Miracle on Grape Street, which recounts how he overcame full-blown AIDS and cancer, and rose to fame as a beloved Bishop, activist, speaker, and author. View the article here: Miracle on Grape Street

Selected by Real Health Magazine as the “Advocate of the Month”, and selected as the Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day national spokesperson for 2012, Mason is the Pulitzer nominated author of Love Won’t Let Me Be Silent.

His sophomore literary release, They Say That I Am Broken, is regarded by many as one of the most acclaimed books of 2012 and is expected to be nominated for similar literary awards.

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