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Created the first HIV/AIDS program for Black clergy,
which included clergy retreats to develop strategies
to address the complexity of problems of HIV/AIDS
and outreach efforts to church congregations through
coordinated sermons from the pulpit on targeted
Sundays.
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Developed scattered-site AIDS housing programs
operated by three Black clergy associations in three
of New York City’s five boroughs, serving more than
180 families annually
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Served as chief consultant on HIV/AIDS-related
issues to such leading institutions as the National
Baptist Minister’s Conference, National Black Caucus
of State Legislators, National Rainbow Coalition,
National Association of Black Social Workers,
National Medical Association, Coalition of 100 Black
Men, Coalition of 100 Black Women and major
Black-dominant labor unions.
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Served in an advisory capacity to the transition
team for then President-elect Bill Clinton.
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Organized and advised the New York City HIV Health
and Human Services Planning Council during the
administration of New York City’s first
African-American mayor, David N. Dinkins.
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Collaborated with the Congressional Black Caucus to
create the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, which has
resulted in the allocation of nearly $2 billion in
new federal funding for HIV/AIDS prevention,
treatment, and care in communities of color.
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In 1995, the NBLCA’s President/CEO was appointed by
then-President Bill Clinton to serve on the
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and serve
as the co-chair of the Council’s Sub-Committee on
Racial and Ethnic Populations.
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In collaboration with the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Magic Johnson
Foundation, organized the first international
symposium to address the special needs of children
orphaned by AIDS.
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In June 2001, convened a two-day conference in
Atlanta of 100 national African-American leaders to
develop a civil rights leadership Community Plan of
Action on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care
for minority communities, and a set of
recommendations to present to President George W.
Bush.
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In December 2003, NBLCA’s President/CEO was
appointed by New York City Mayor R. Bloomberg to
serve on the New York City HIV/AIDS Commission.
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Collaborated in the development of a New York State
Legislative Resolution declaring HIV/AIDS in
African-American and other minority communities in a
state of public health emergency.
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Helped to create $3
million in new HIV/AIDS funding from the New York
State Legislature through the development of the
Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Initiative.
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Since 2005, helped to create $13.7 million in new
HIV/AIDS funding from the New York City Council
through the development of the New York City
Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Initiative.
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Oct. 8 – 9, 2007, convened the National Conclave
on HIV/AIDS Public Policy for Black Clergy, a
historic meeting of over 160 African-American
leaders to address the crisis of HIV/AIDS in
communities of African descent nationwide.
