January
15 – The Women’s Caucus of ACT UP New York stages its first protest. It targets a Cosmopolitan magazine article by Robert E. Gould, MD, that claims women are not at risk for HIV. (1988)
A poster for “Larry Kramer in Love & Anger”HBO
23 – The documentary Larry Kramer in Love & Anger premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. In June, it airs on HBO. (2015)
25 – The New York Times reports that more than 100,000 Americans have died of AIDS-related causes. (1991)
February
7 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
26 – President Barack Obama announces that Jeffrey Crowley will be the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy to coordinate efforts to address the ongoing AIDS crisis. (2009)
A secne from “Wilhemina’s War”Youtube/PBS
29 – Wilhemina’s War premieres on PBS. The documentary follows Wilhemina Dixon, an African-American woman in South Carolina who helps her granddaughter face the struggles of living with HIV. (2016)
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