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	Between September – December 2009, CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor placed over 1,500 Greater Than AIDS billboards and other outdoor ads in 27 markets. And, Clear Channel Radio and American Urban Radio Networks aired more than 1,000 radio ads across 65 stations. View Placements Map. Beginning this month, 2,500 interior bus ads will be placed in 11 cities, courtesy of BluLineMedia — our newest campaign partner. Local partners are helping to extend the reach of Greater Than AIDS! Departments of Health in Florida, Texas and Chicago, as well as the United Way of the Mid-South, have contributed resources to maximize campaign placement in their areas. View photo gallery of Greater Than AIDS ads tagged with local hotlines and resources." See Greater Than AIDS in action at the campaign's Facebook Photo Gallery showing real images of billboards and posters across America. Submit your own Greater Than AIDS pics here too!		Meet Ambessa, the real life Dad from the Greater Than AIDS campaign. Originally from Brooklyn, he is passionate about responsibility. Read Full Profile
	IN THE SPOTLIGHT Beginning this month, watch for special promotions like "28 Ways You Can Be Greater Than AIDS" and "The Greater Than AIDS Poll" in ESSENCE magazine and ESSENCE.com		Leisha McKinley-Beach, Florida, HIV Prevention Program Supervisor
	MAGIC>AIDS Greater Than AIDS teams up with the Magic Johnson Foundation to help mobilize individuals and communities in response to HIV/AIDS. BLACK AIDS AWARENESS DAY U.S. Congressional Resolution recognizes Greater Than AIDS alongside the CDC and other national organizations for supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7th). DENVER>AIDS On World AIDS Day (December 1) 2009, the Denver Nuggets brought attention to the issue with a special Greater Than AIDS video message. ON THE ROAD Greater Than AIDS helps raise awareness among the 30,000 participants of KWAANZAFEST in Dallas. Angela Burt-Murray, ESSENCE Magazine Jeff Crowley, Office of National AIDS Policy Rev. Jesse Jackson Rainbow Push Coalition Phill Wilson, Black AIDS Institute Lisa Bediako, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Cora Coleman, Drummer for Prince Debra Lee, BET Networks Roland Martin, Journalist Want to be featured in our newsletter? Post your Greater Than AIDS pic to our Facebook page and you may see yourself in our next issue!		"Fighting AIDS With Lessons Learned From Black History" POZ Magazine cover story features Phill Wilson, CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, and the Greater Than AIDS campaign. Check out the first Greater Than AIDS column, authored this month by Phill Wilson. Carylyn visitor to greaterthan.org Sommerset, Alabama Emmy-award winning Rae Lewis Thornton is an AIDS Activist who speaks about living with HIV/AIDS as part of a special series of reports by George Curry for the National Newspaper Publishers’ Association (NNPA). Watch Now
	COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU!
	February 5-7	LIFE AIDS Black Student Mobilization Summit (Atlanta, GA)
	February 11	Magic Johnson Foundation All-Star Weekend Pool Tournament (Dallas TX)
	February 11-14	HBCU Newspaper Conference (Jackson, MS)
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Greater Than AIDS is a new movement that seeks to unite Black Americans in response to HIV/AIDS. Through the Black AIDS Media Partnership, major U.S. media companies are working together to distribute Greater Than AIDS public service ads and related programming across the country. The effort is managed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Black AIDS Institute in coordination with the CDC’s Act Against AIDS initiative. Additional funding support is provided by the Ford Foundation, the MAC AIDS Fund, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. To (un)subscribe, send a message to greaterthan@kff.org