Welcome to Karen Hunter is awesome.

And in this space, we have conversations that very few people have.

I love nuance, but more than nuance.

I really like to think deeply about the conditions that we find ourselves in every day.

And this is what this space is all about. In our community, we don't talk about it enough anymore,

even though it is still ravaging far too many of us. And I know it's important for us. We do

wellness Wednesday, every Wednesday, but this is something we should talk about every single day.

So I'm excited to talk to these ladies about what they're doing to get the message out.

Let me welcome to the show.

She's the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Vice President, Ms. Samantha Granberry.

Welcome to the Karen Hunter Show.

Wonderful to be here.

Thank you, Karen.

And you brought someone with you that I didn't know was involved in this fight on this level. So I'm glad that she's doing this. I watch her every week when she's on, Gray's Anatomy. She doesn't just play a doctor. She is in charge of an entire foundation and a hospital. And she is struggling right now with her health. And I'm sad. I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm going to tune in. Let me welcome. And, of course, the first place I saw was on Fame. Man, she's an icon. And I'm so humbled that I'm almost talking too much. Let me shut up. Let me welcome to the show. The one and only Debbie Allen. Oh, my God. Welcome.

That was special. Thank you. I cannot believe you're here. All right.

I'm real to be here. So let's first start. Samantha. How did this relationship come about?

This relationship came about because H.F as the world's largest organization servicing people with HIV and AIDS testing and treating

in the world. We look for individuals that have strong voices and strong commitment that can amplify

the work that we're doing. And Ms. Allen, through her Debbie Allen Dance Academy and her commitment to

youth, we actually begin working around her hot chocolate netcracker

every year. And then she brought it up. She said, you know, my boys were impacted by this.

And she'll go into that a little bit more. But that is originally how this partnership

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