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

  • Aug 8 2024
  • Length: 10 mins
  • Podcast

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

  • Summary

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

    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. “The Letter”. Notice of the award from HRSA documenting their new status as an FQHC. As Twillbeck explained, “HRSA” is the Bureau of Primary Health Care. A federal 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.

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

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