LETTERS READ INCUBATOR XV: NO/AIDS, Crescent Care, & Noel Twilbeck

Published: Aug. 8, 2024, 10 p.m.

Segment 3 in the mini-series about the early days of the New Orleans HIV|AIDS epidemic.

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Comprising two recorded clips from an interview with Noel Twilbeck. In the first, Twillbeck explains the origins of NO/AIDS Task Force. Describing the beginning of the HIV|AIDS epidemic. Early 1980s. The second clip refers to a letter. \u201cThe Letter\u201d. Notice of the award from HRSA documenting their new status as an FQHC. As Twillbeck explained, \u201cHRSA\u201d is the Bureau of Primary Health Care. A federal\xa0 institution funding affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary health care to underserved communities. A game-changer for NO/AIDS Task Force which then became Crescent Car.

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This series thanks LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, Corner Foundation, and LETTERS READ fiscal sponsor Antenna.