This series was born out of urgency, truth, and love, aiming to center the lived experiences of Black women living with HIV. It seeks to reclaim narratives, disrupt stigma, and create space for healing and transformative truth-telling through photography and audio/video storytelling.
This series addresses the critical need for public health messaging in a time of misinformation, ensuring Black women are not excluded from the global conversation around HIV.
Series Trailer
Episode One – Carla’s Story of Purpose
From Patient to Advocate: My HIV Diagnosis Gave Me Purpose
In our first episode, Carla shares her unbelievable journey from being homeless and addicted to drugs, to achieving homeownership and becoming a passionate HIV patient navigator.
She recounts the lack of humanity she faced during her diagnosis and the moment a woman named Catherine planted the seed of hope that changed everything.
Carla’s powerful realization, “What the enemy meant for my ruin, God turned into my purpose”, has become the foundation for her work today, proving that lived experience is the highest qualification.
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