The NBWHP openly held that existing prevention models were overwhelmingly created with white communities in mind and thus were inconsiderate of family planning beliefs, sexual norms, and religious attitudes of the minority population these messages were aimed at which led to a lack of overall effectiveness. 

The NBWHP's Critiques of Existing HIV/AIDS Prevention Models

According to an NBWHP report, between July 1988 and January 1989, 2,410 individuals participated in NBWHP AIDS programming including presentations, workshops and self-help groups. 73.8 percent of those who participated were Black women.

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The NBWHP continued to apply its overarching political, cultural, and holistic approach to health and wellness to how they understand the AIDS epidemic among Black women. Similar to previous work the NBWHP's approach was situated at the intersection of race and gender. The organization's work around HIV/AIDS included coverage of the HIV/AIDs epidemic, including a special issue dedicated to the epidemic, in the NWBHP's magazine Vital Signs, and a chapter on HIV/AIDS in the health self-help book Body and Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Wellbeing. The organization also had panels, speeches, and workshops at NBWHP annual conferences, a special conference on HIV/AIDS, and the NBWHP developed culturally specific HIV/AIDS programming.

How the NBWHP Actions During the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Are Reminiscent of Previous Work

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Impact of the NBWHP's Work on HIV/AIDS

The NBWHP paired the material and social support they gave to Black women living with HIV/AIDs, with education and political action around preventing HIV/AIDS. They did a careful balancing act, which is deeply an enactment of Black politics, between viewing HIV/AIDS as an epidemic and political concern while refusing to stigmatize Black people with HIV/AIDS.

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