A recent announcement for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day states that HIV and AIDS continue to disproportionately affect Black or African American people in the United States. The announcement serves as a reminder of this ongoing public health issue.
This is not a formal research study. It is an announcement marking an awareness day. Because it is not a study, it does not include specific data, such as new infection rates, comparisons to other groups, or analysis of what might be causing this continued disparity.
There is no discussion of safety concerns or new treatments in this announcement. The main reason to be careful is that this is a statement of an existing problem, not a report of new findings. Readers should understand this as a call to awareness about a known health disparity, not as new scientific evidence.