Schenita Randolph, associate professor, was an invited panelist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's virtual town hall in observance of World AIDS Day on Wednesday, Dec. 1, entitled: “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice. The town hall highlighted the progress that has been made against the spread of HIV and AIDS as well as the role everyone plays in prevention. Panelists also acknowledged that ending the HIV epidemic requires us to recognize and address the health inequities and systemic challenges that block marginalized groups from equal access to services.

Other panelists included:

• Marvelyn Brown: An African American woman who is an Emmy Award-winning AIDS activist and bestselling author and have lived with HIV for more than 19 years
• Alysse Wurcel: Attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
• Julian J. Walker: Author and actor known for his roles in the film “Blackbird,” Bounce TV’s “Saints & Sinners” and BET’s hit series “Being Mary Jane”
• Sharon Parker: Associate professor in the Joint Programs of Social Work at North Carolina A&T and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro