11 Celebrities and Activists Leading The Fight Against AIDS In The Black Community And The World
Phil Wilson
The fight against AIDS is personal for Phil Wilson, who is openly gay and learned in 1980 that he was HIV positive. His partner died of AIDS nine years later. Since then, Wilson has worked extensively to “end the AIDS epidemic” by serving in a number of leadership positions throughout the 90s, such as the AIDS Coordinator for Los Angeles and co-chair of the Los Angeles County HIV Health Commission. He’s also been involved in the founding of a variety of AIDS service organizations and community-based organizations, including the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the National Minority AIDS Council and the National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum. In 1999, Wilson founded the Black AIDS Institute, the sole national HIV/AIDS think which that focuses exclusively on Black people.
