35th Annual Black Doll Show - Trench Art Retrospective: The War Against HIV/AIDS - Women of the African Diaspora in the Trenches- Curated by Dr. Cynthia Davis, MPH----------------------Closing Reception: "Creating Sanctuary: Eliminating HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Shame” featuring West African drum collective S.H.I.N.E. Muwasi as well as a panel discussion with speakers including Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church, Rev. Alfreda “Freda” Lanoix of Unity Fellowship, Rev. Curt Thomas of The Renewed Church of Los Angeles, Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard of the USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, and Bishop Gwendolyn Phillips Coates of God Answers Prayer International Fellowship of Churches and Ministries.-----------------------------Trench Art Retrospective: The War Against HIV/AIDS - Women of the African Diaspora in the Trenches highlights the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic domestically and globally on women of color with a timeline, photographic documentation, and murals of key moments during the past 35 years with the goal of empowering beyond stigma and shame, and breaking the silence around HIV/AIDS. Featuring approximately 200 artist dolls, sculptures, a sampling of community-created handmade dolls from Dr. Davis’s Dolls of Hope Project, artist-designed altars, and quilts, including a section of the NAMES Project Foundation’s AIDS Memorial Quilt on loan from Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Cynthia Davis, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and College of Science and Health at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.