In the early days of the HIV and AIDS crisis, fear and uncertainty overshadowed hope. Between 1980 and 1995, the epidemic claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Americans. For many, a diagnosis felt like a death sentence. But some survived.

Mayor Donna Deegan will sign the Paris Declaration, making Jacksonville an official Fast-Track City, during a ceremony in City Hall on Wednesday, which is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.

As we continue to honor and remember those who lost their lives to the HIV and AIDS epidemic, a performance of "The Hidden Truth" is taking place Saturday at 6 p.m. at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Kent Campus.

At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s likely not many in the United States knew who Dr. Anthony Fauci was. In his younger years, Fauci reportedly would run for seven miles a day. When he was in midst of the fight against HIV/AIDS, Dr. Fauci was known to run 7 miles daily. Recently, a video from a 1988 presidential candidate debate between then-Vice President Bush and Michael Dukakis emerged. Bush: "Fauci ...top doctor at NIH, working hard doing something about research on this disease of AIDS" @HowardMortmanpic.twitter.com/tyDPRNuFcJ — David I. Ramadan (@DavidIRamadan) March 21, 20203.)