Context Matters: Ending the HIV Epidemic Among Black Communities

The federal government’s Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) plan has the goal of reducing new HIV infections by 90% in the next 10 years. This goal will not be met without meaningfully addressing HIV in the black community (13% of US population; 42% of all Americans living with HIV). HIV among black Americans is fueled by persistent inequities that impede access to HIV prevention and care.