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Free HIV Testing At The Essence Music Festival
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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:54
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The crowds at the 15th Essence Music Festival, which begins Friday and lasts through Sunday, can take advantage of free HIV testing at the Test 1 Million booth at the New Orleans Convention Center. (Learn more about the threat of AIDS through TheLoop21.com and the Magic Johnson Foundation's Stop Black AIDS campaign.)
At 12:35 p.m. Friday, an HIV/AIDS seminar at the festival is scheduled to include Phill Wilson, executive director of the Black AIDS Institute, and a performance by Sheryl Lee Ralph. (Greaterthan.org)
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