But infections among Black women and heterosexual Black men, particularly in the South, were climbing fast. Black men are diagnosed with HIV more than seven times as often as white men, while Black women face rates up to 18 times higher than white women. “We’ve got to bring it back up so people talk about it.”The key, he says, is “education, education, education,” especially among Black men, Johnson said. More Black men, he added, should follow his example. “Black men — make sure you get your physical,” he said.