It's World AIDS Day, Celebrities to Die Digital Deaths

To honor World AIDS Day celebrities like Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Serena Williams and Justin Timberlake are ending their "digital lives" until 1 million dollars is raised for Keep a Child Alive (KCA), an organization which provides critical anti-retroviral medication for children and their families affected by HIV/AIDS. If you can't afford to die an artful death for a worthy cause and give up your Twitter feed, you can simply do your part to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by working to end the stigma of getting tested regularly. The easiest way to do this is to get tested regularly yourself and encourage others to do the same. Also, volunteering at a local clinic wouldn't be to shabby either.

While statistically, new HIV cases have stabilized in some communities, it still remains high among African Americans, and is especially deadly to black American women.

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Remember World AIDS Day (Guest Post)

By Luvvie

Today is World AIDS Day, an annual commemoration of the impact of HIV/AIDS around the globe. This is the 21st anniversary of WAD, so the day has come into its own, as full-grown. However, HIV/AIDS was discovered in 1981. Since then, it's claimed the lives of over 25 million people globally.

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