rise above tour
African American women make up the largest segment of new HIV/AIDS cases. To help discuss this and to create a supportive network, Ernest and AHF partnered with the estate of Dr. Maya Angelou to create evenings of infotainment, called RISE ABOVE. In Oakland, Chicago, Cleveland, and Atlanta, women engaged in an evening of tray passed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, performances by singers/songwriters Raheem DeVaughn and Goapele, conversations with medical experts and women living with HIV/AIDS, and an evening filled with love and attention to a group that is often not heard.
