World AIDS Day Virtual Forum on Dec. 1

A virtual town hall, “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice,” in observance of World AIDS Day will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1, from noon to 1 p.m.

The free, public event will feature five panelists:

• Schenita Davis Randolph, Ph.D., associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing
• Emmy Award-winning AIDS activist and best-selling author Marvelyn Brown
• Alysse Wurcel, M.D., attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
• Author and actor Julian J. Walker, known for his roles in the film “Blackbird,” Bounce TV’s “Saints & Sinners” and BET’s hit series “Being Mary Jane”
• Sharon Parker, Ph.D., associate professor in the Joint Programs of Social Work at North Carolina A&T and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro

A question-and-answer session will follow brief presentations by each panelist.