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Bayard Rustin posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy violates the constitutional rights of minorities.

Latinos in the Deep South, a program coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDS, will host a workshop on the impact of HIV criminalization on emerging Latino communities in the Deep South on August 13, 2013, at 2 PM. CHLP's Legal Director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, will address the legal needs of HIV-affected Latinos at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems.

Queens Pride House will host a workshop on police confiscation and criminalization of condoms on August 13, 2013 at 6 PM. CHLP's Legal Director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, will discuss how this practice undermines HIV advocacy efforts, and results in the overcriminalization of women of color, immigrants, and transgender individuals.

On August 7, 2013 Health Action Radio on WWRL(AM 1600) held its final show of the summer recapping highlights from previous shows and offering a "freestyle" discussion on health issues affecting the black community and advocacy around health-related issues. 

CHLP's Youth Advocacy Corps and the Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center will hold a training session on HIV criminalization open to young people in Newark and neighboring communities. 

CHLP's Youth Advocacy Corps and Project Living Out Loud (LOL) at the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation will hold a training session on HIV criminalization open to young people in Jersey City and neighboring communities.

CHLP's Youth Advocacy Corps and the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) will hold a training session on HIV criminalization open to young people in Newark and neighboring communities. 

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), a PJP Organizational Member, is hosting its' 37th Annual National Training Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 3-7. During the conference, Rashida Richardson, CHLP Staff Attorney and PJP State Advocacy Chair, will present on HIV criminalization focusing on how law enforcement professionals can participate in advocacy efforts in their state.

Translatinas of New York and AIDS Center of Queens County will host a discussion on the rights of transgender and HIV-affected people at the intersection of immigration and criminal justice systems. As part of this event, CHLP will conduct a workshop in Spanish on the negative impact of HIV-specific criminal laws on immigration protection and relief.