World AIDS Day observance focuses on disproportionate effects on Black community
Jaliyah Williams smiles as balloons are released for the Shelby County Health Department's annual World AIDS Day event at FedExForum on Dec. 1, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Thursday’s observance included a World AIDS Day 2022 proclamation from Mayor Lee Harris and a balloon release to pay tribute to all who are living with HIV/AIDS and remember those who’ve died in the past year.
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HIV/AIDS Shelby County Health Department Dr. Michelle TaylorAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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