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We had the good fortune of connecting with Toni Newman and we’ve shared our conversation below…
Continue readingWe had the good fortune of connecting with Toni Newman and we’ve shared our conversation below…
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Continue readingFor Planning PurposesContact: Chip Lewis, 202.853.1846, clewis@nmac.org With trans rights under assault across the country, NMAC – one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+advocacy organizations – will lead an emergency roundtable on Capitol Hill with members ofCongress and nationally-known policy experts to demand urgent action to protect transAmericans. WHEN: Thursday, July 27th, 12 PMWHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2045 WHAT: Historic roundtable about the unprecedented legislative attacks on the transgendercommunity, including the 220 bills specifically…
Continue readingThe state on Thursday passed $9 million in state funding for HIV prevention, surveillance and treatment, adding to $4 million in federal funds from the CDC. By Benjamin Ryan In a turnaround that has stunned and pleasantly surprised HIV advocates, Tennessee has gone from blocking $8.3 million in annual federal funds for HIV prevention, surveillance and treatment to including a new allotment of $9 million in the state budget approved Thursday to combat the virus. This…
Continue readingOn this episode of She Dynasty, Valerie’s got a very special guest – and on a very special day! Toni Newman, Best-Selling African American Transgender Author, joined us on International Trans Day of Visibility, to share her amazing personal and professional journey! Tap the play button to hear about Toni’s experience going from a scholarship student and self-proclaimed “sissy boy,” to being a proud trans woman, the Interim CEO of the Black AIDS Institute and…
Continue readingPlus: The CDC will bypass Republican roadblocks and deliver federal HIV grants directly to a Nashville-based nonprofit. April 21, 2023 • By Trent Straube UPDATE: Plot twist in the Tennessee HIV funding story. Mere hours after POZ filed the below story, NBC News reported that Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved $9 million in the state budget for HIV efforts. This follows national outrage since Republican leadership announced in January that the state would reject up to $10…
Continue readingI admit, I was a bit trepidatious about talking with Toni Newman. She’s the dynamic director of the Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements for NMAC, and the title alone is intimidating. Toni also served as the interim CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, among other heavyweight titles she’s earned. She’s an absolute force and someone who’s not to be taken lightly. I shouldn’t have been nervous. Toni couldn’t have been more wonderful in…
Continue readingIn celebration of Transgender Visibility Day (March 31st), we are sharing stories from those who are leading the fight for transgender equality. The latest Heart of Health Equity episode with host Ashlei A. Rodgers, MPH features guest Toni Newman of the National Minority AIDS Coalition (NMAC). Hear their candid conversation about Toni’s advocacy work, her role as CEO of three major organizations, what happened when a white supremacist asked her to lunch, and how she continues to fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ community.
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