. >> tammy jones has worked with the department of h iv services for 15 years and what disturbs her the most. >> people are not getting tested we need everyone to get tested and know what their status us. >>> the highest incidents of hiv aids is in the african- american community. the community that gives jones the most resistance. back in the african-american churches. we have tried to get in and we see resistance. many of the problems in the church, we are promoting fornication or adultery and that is not the case. >>> ryan jones is the face attached to the numbers that we see. an african-american gay male that has been hiv positive for 32 years. >> there is some social drivers that are in place or structural disparities that are in place that keep the stigma alive such as the criminal laws. when you get a diagnosis, they say you are hiv positive and also you need to sign this paper because it is a felony if you don't disclose. also you have internal stigma from people that are positive. so that's why it is necessary for more positive people to step up and say i'm hiv positive with no