Health care activist and former DeLand resident Byllye Avery will return to her hometown for several honors and special events in April, including a public lecture at Stetson on April
Gainesville proclaimed March 16 Bailey Learning and Arts Collective Day last week. The Bailey Learning and Arts Collective, Inc. was created by Bailey, 56, and focuses on grassroots organizing and community building through art and education.
During President Joe Biden’s recent State of the Union address, he briefly touched on a program that I helped start that has benefited people living with HIV/AIDS in countries around the world — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.