African Americans and HIV/AIDSAmong U. S. racial and ethnic minority populations, African American communities are the most disproportionately impacted and affected by HIV AIDS (CDC, 2009; CDC, 2008). The chapters in this volume seek to explore factors that contribute to this disparity as well as methods for intervening and positively impacting the e demic in the U. S. The book is divided into two sections. The first section includes chapters that explore specific contextual and