February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! I am joined by none other than the marvelous Dr. Justin Terry-Smith to talk about it all, basically. HIV/AIDS impact on black Americans, long-term survivors, changing attitudes towards PrEP, and U=U, how black Americans can get better access to healthcare, the COVID/HIV comparisons, Black Lives Matters and HIV, and much more! You also might find out why otters are so intimidating! Like, subscribe and listen now!

Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast’s creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as the prevention program coordinator. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.

Dr. Justin Terry-Smith - Dr. Justin Terry-Smith - My guest today is Dr. Justin Terry-Smith. Dr. Terry-Smith is an HIV positive activist, actor, educator, speaker, and writer. He has contributed to many publications including Black AIDS Institute, thebody.com, as well as regional and national news video and radio outlets. Justin created ‘Justin’s HIV Journal’ on Youtube.com to advocate for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, awareness, and his experience living with HIV. Justin has his Doctorate in Public Health with a concentration in Infectious Disease. His dissertation “Factors Influencing Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Among Men Who Have Sex With Men" was recently published. Dr. Terry-Smith is also a Black Gay Jewish man, and a professor at Anne Arundel Community College. He resides in Maryland with his husband Dr. Philip Terry-Smith. They have two children. His website is: www.justinterrysmith.com

•Justin’s Website
•www.justinterrysmith.com
•Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments
• CDC Timeline of the Study
•Your Wrong About Podcast did a wonderful two-part episode on the Tuskegee study. It’s irreverent but very informative.
•Black AIDS Institute - https://blackaids.org/
•Last Men Standing - https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2016/last-men-standing-film/
•Whitman-Walker Health - https://www.whitman-walker.org/
•Us Helping Us - https://www.ushelpingus.org/