<p><strong>📌 BROUGHT BACK FROM THE ARCHIVES — Because This Conversation Is Still Urgent.</strong></p><p>When we first aired this episode in 2023, we knew it mattered. In 2026, the data proves it still does. Despite overall declines in HIV diagnoses over the past decade, stark racial disparities remain — Black women account for roughly 50% of new HIV diagnoses among women while representing only 13% of the U.S. population. Black women are 10 times more likely to have an HIV diagnosis than their White counterparts. This episode isn&#39;t a throwback — it&#39;s a call to action.</p><p>In this episode of <strong>Viva La Vulva</strong>, Dr. Cara Quant sits down with three powerhouse guests to break down HIV, PrEP, and what it really means for Black women&#39;s sexual health and bodily autonomy:</p><p>🔬 <strong>Nikole Trainor</strong> (Public Health Practitioner) shares what initiatives and resources exist to help Black women access PrEP and sexual health services — and why the barriers to access are still very real in 2026.</p><p>💬 <strong>Lashae Alexander</strong> (Sex Educator) walks us through how to have honest, empowering conversations about safer sex — without shame.</p><p>💊 <strong>Coloni Brown</strong> (Black woman on PrEP) opens up about her personal journey — why she started PrEP, what it&#39;s been like, and why she&#39;s telling her story out loud.</p><p>Together, we tackle the stigma, the misconceptions, and the systemic gaps that keep Black women from getting the prevention tools they deserve. Community-based interventions and culturally relevant education have been shown to increase PrEP uptake among Black women — and conversations like this one are part of that work.</p><p>This is sexual health. This is empowerment. This is long overdue.</p><p><strong>🔗 Resources:</strong>🧪 Free at-home HIV + STI testing kits → <a href="https://www.havegoodsex.org/">www.havegoodsex.org</a>💻 Lashae Alexander (Sex Educator) → <a href="https://www.shaedaily.com/">www.shaedaily.com</a> | @shaeislove📣 Nikole Trainor (Public Health Practitioner) → @goodsexsf🙋🏾‍♀️ Coloni Brown → @coloni026👩🏽‍⚕️ Dr. Cara Quant (Host) → @vivalavulvala | @drcaraquant</p><p><em>#PrEP #BlackWomensHealth #HIVPrevention #SexualHealth #VivalavulvaLA #BlackHealthMatters #EndingHIV #PrEPForBlackWomen</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

Viva La Vulva LA

Cara Quant

PrEP: What Black Women Aren't Being Told

MAY 23, 202663 MIN
Viva La Vulva LA

PrEP: What Black Women Aren't Being Told

MAY 23, 202663 MIN

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<p><strong>📌 BROUGHT BACK FROM THE ARCHIVES — Because This Conversation Is Still Urgent.</strong></p><p>When we first aired this episode in 2023, we knew it mattered. In 2026, the data proves it still does. Despite overall declines in HIV diagnoses over the past decade, stark racial disparities remain — Black women account for roughly 50% of new HIV diagnoses among women while representing only 13% of the U.S. population. Black women are 10 times more likely to have an HIV diagnosis than their White counterparts. This episode isn&#39;t a throwback — it&#39;s a call to action.</p><p>In this episode of <strong>Viva La Vulva</strong>, Dr. Cara Quant sits down with three powerhouse guests to break down HIV, PrEP, and what it really means for Black women&#39;s sexual health and bodily autonomy:</p><p>🔬 <strong>Nikole Trainor</strong> (Public Health Practitioner) shares what initiatives and resources exist to help Black women access PrEP and sexual health services — and why the barriers to access are still very real in 2026.</p><p>💬 <strong>Lashae Alexander</strong> (Sex Educator) walks us through how to have honest, empowering conversations about safer sex — without shame.</p><p>💊 <strong>Coloni Brown</strong> (Black woman on PrEP) opens up about her personal journey — why she started PrEP, what it&#39;s been like, and why she&#39;s telling her story out loud.</p><p>Together, we tackle the stigma, the misconceptions, and the systemic gaps that keep Black women from getting the prevention tools they deserve. Community-based interventions and culturally relevant education have been shown to increase PrEP uptake among Black women — and conversations like this one are part of that work.</p><p>This is sexual health. This is empowerment. This is long overdue.</p><p><strong>🔗 Resources:</strong>🧪 Free at-home HIV + STI testing kits → <a href="https://www.havegoodsex.org/">www.havegoodsex.org</a>💻 Lashae Alexander (Sex Educator) → <a href="https://www.shaedaily.com/">www.shaedaily.com</a> | @shaeislove📣 Nikole Trainor (Public Health Practitioner) → @goodsexsf🙋🏾‍♀️ Coloni Brown → @coloni026👩🏽‍⚕️ Dr. Cara Quant (Host) → @vivalavulvala | @drcaraquant</p><p><em>#PrEP #BlackWomensHealth #HIVPrevention #SexualHealth #VivalavulvaLA #BlackHealthMatters #EndingHIV #PrEPForBlackWomen</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>