11 Celebrities and Activists Leading The Fight Against AIDS In The Black Community And The World
Hydeia Broadbent
An international AIDS activist, Hydeia Broadbent has literally dedicated her entire life spreading the message about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. She was abandoned at birth and diagnosed as HIV-positive which advanced to AIDS by age 3. Her prognosis was that she would not live past the age of 5 but now at 26-years-old, she has clearly defied the odds. She debuted as an HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker at 6-years-old and by the time she was 12, Broadbent had appeared on national programs, spoke at a number of universities and has been featured in prominent publications. In 1996, she spoke about AIDS at the Republican National Convention. Today, she continues to be a speaker and activist, educating women between ages 13-35. Broadbent teamed up with Purple W.I.N.G.S, a non-profit youth development organization, as the HIV/AIDS program facilitator to educate young women in Las Vegas about abstinence and HIV/AIDS.
