In this riveting first episode of a special Black Health 365 Women’s History Month series, Britt, and Jackie partner with the Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? podcast.

Britt and Jackie welcome guests Anna DeShawn and Deirdre Speaks as they have an unabashed conversation about being black and living with HIV in the southern United States. This informative conversation raises awareness of the crisis and highlights how Black women are disproportionately affected by the disease.

Anna DeShawn is an award-winning producer, founder/CEO of E3 Radio, and co-founder of The Qube. Anna is also a co-host of the Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? podcast.

Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? is a part of the Urban One Podcast Network.

Deirdre Speaks is an HIV/AIDS educator, activist, community organizer, speaker, Partner in Change and Co-founder of Ending Criminalization of HIV and Overincarceration in Virginia (ECHO VA) Coalition.

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