The Dear Rosa Project

The Dear Rosa Project is an Oral History Project dedicated to amplifying the voices of women living with HIV/AIDS

This project is dedicated to our dear and deeply missed Rosa, an extraordinary woman who left behind a very special legacy. Rosa had a practice of writing letters to herself. Letters where she reflected on her faith, her body, her loves, her joys, her pain, her spirit, and her future.

We began The Dear Rosa Project to share her words and create spaces where women can reflect on their own experiences. We use oral history practices to document and preserve the wisdom inherent in our community’s unique stories.

At the time of writing this, our community includes over 150 women.

* I have a brighter light because of it * I’m stronger than I ever knew * it’s ok, especially as a woman, to start taking better care of myself

* I have a brighter light because of it * I’m stronger than I ever knew * it’s ok, especially as a woman, to start taking better care of myself

* Rosa passed but not really, because she’s right here teaching us to not waste another second

* Rosa passed but not really, because she’s right here teaching us to not waste another second

*To get to know the story of another strong black woman made me encouraged * I’ve been asking myself the same questions *I am logging on from the hospital * After my interview, I left him

*To get to know the story of another strong black woman made me encouraged * I’ve been asking myself the same questions *I am logging on from the hospital * After my interview, I left him