Bristol-Myers
Squibb announces winners of HIV-related photo contest

Original Broadway Dreamgirls actress Sheryl Lee Ralph announced the winning photographs in Bristol-Myers Squib's Reyataz "Fight HIV Your Way" photography contest on Monday in New York City. The contest was open to individuals who have been affected by HIV, and the grand-prize winner and 50 second-place photographs were revealed at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal, where they will be be on display through Wednesday before moving to other venues in May and June. "Each photograph in the exhibit is a piece of art that tells a thought-provoking story about the wide variety of experiences people have with HIV today," Ralph said in a statement. "In my own work as an artist and advocate, I encourage breaking the silence around HIV, reducing the stigmas associated with HIV, and supporting the many ways that people fight this disease each and every day." The exhibit will next travel to Washington, D.C.; Miami Beach, Fla.; Los Angeles; and San Francisco. For more information visit www.reyatazphotocontest.com. (The Advocate)