Black residents in Mecklenburg County continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, despite advances in treating the disease. In 2024, Black residents accounted for about 60% of new cases. In part one of a two-part series, WFAE explores some of the reasons behind the disparities and the challenges faced by those living with HIV.
Lorenzo Tucker shook a treatment bottle in his bedroom in the University City area one recent afternoon. The new pills have been helping Tucker.
“No side effects, typically, there are no side effects to the HIV drugs for myself,” Tucker said. “I can’t say for anyone else,”…