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Black-Owned Barbershop HIV Awareness Campaign

05/01/2026

Bridging campus and community 🤝🏾

Honored to be in the building last week for Vanderbilt University’s Community Engagement Symposium.

Dr. Jessica Perkins stood alongside some of our barbers as they presented on creating safe spaces, real conversations, and health access where it’s needed most.

Cutting Out Stigma barbers were honored with the Distinguished Community Partners Award 🏆💈— we want to recognize them for showing up, breaking cycles, and making sure our community is seen, heard, and supported. ♥️

03/26/2026

They didn’t do this for the spotlight.
They did it for their community.
And now the spotlight found them.

The people doing the most impactful work aren’t always the ones being seen. Until moments like this.

💈Barbers are leaders.
💈Community is the intervention.

02/22/2026

Memphis, mark your calendars 🗓️. Support our barbers as they support the community. ♥️

This is a “Real Barbershop Talk” tour aimed to actively engage and empower men of color throughout the city. Right now the political landscape here and nationwide is crazy and getting crazier, so we are here to identify key issues and concerns within our community. We will discuss barriers that prevent us from showing up how we want to and figure out how WE ALL can become more civically engaged.

⏱️ Thursday, February 26, 12-2 PM CST
📍Presidential Barber Lounge - 1320 Madison Ave

This event is sponsored and held by Memphis For All. Link in our bio for further info.

02/14/2026

Real men protect themselves.

Real men protect their partners.

National Condom Week starts today, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Wrap it up and handle your business. ✊🏿

Tag a barbershop that has free condom pickup below. 👇🏿

02/08/2026

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — a moment to reflect, learn, and continue action.

HIV awareness has been prevalent in Black communities since the 90’s. However, our communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV, not because of who we are, but because stigma, silence, and unequal access to care.

Awareness is power.

Cut the stigma. Protect our community. ♥️✂️

01/20/2026

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, we want to take a moment to spotlight his barber. Nelson Malden.

Malden was Dr. King’s barber from 1954 until his tragic assassination in 1968. He owned and cut out of Malden Brother’s Barbershop in Montgomery, AL. His barbershop served as a meeting place for Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. ✊🏾

Behind every great man is a great barber who pushes and supports his dream. 🖤

01/16/2026

Our barbers visited Score Health in Memphis—now open and offering STI testing, HIV testing, treatment, and prevention services.

With Memphis leading the nation in new HIV infections, community matters more than ever.

And our barbers are showing up.
Learning. Connecting. Referring. Caring.

This is what community health looks like when barbers lead with intention—inside and outside the shop. ✂️

HIVAwareness

12/31/2025

As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the moments that have moved HIV care and prevention forward. From expanded
access and stronger partnerships to conversations that challenged stigma and centered community — each moment on this list represents progress rooted in care, science, and people.

We honor the work that’s been done and the communities that made it possible. And as we step into a new year, we remain
committed to showing up, telling the truth, and cutting out stigma — together.

Here’s to continued progress, healthier communities and a future grounded in compassion. ✂️🍾

12/25/2025

This season, we’re grateful for barbers, partners, and community members who continue to show up for real conversations and better health outcomes all year long.

Wishing you rest, connection, and good health this holiday season. ♥️
— Cutting Out Stigma ✂️

12/19/2025

A table where public health leaders, clinicians, community partners, and barbers come together. Proof that confidence and belonging open doors, and public health requires collaboration from community leaders in all walks of life. ♥️

Two weeks ago, COS Nashville barbers Steve and DeJuan were in Boston laying the groundwork for COS Boston—meeting with leaders at Mass General Hospital (Dr. Kenneth Freedberg, Director of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center at the Mongan Institute & Dr. Ruanne Barnabas, Chief of Infectious Diseases) and joining a fireside chat with former CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on the power of community-partnered public health.

This is what it looks like to show up and advocate for our communities.

Shoutout to Boston barbers , , .unltd . As well as community partners at , , and .

The work continues, let’s ’cut out stigma.’ 💈✂️

12/01/2025

Today, we honor progress.

HIV is preventable, treatable, and with the right tools, untransmittable.

On World AIDS Day, we stand with those living with HIV and keep pushing for a world where information replaces stigma. ♥️

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Montgomery, AL
36013, 36043, 36064, 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 361

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http://cuttingoutstigma.com/

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