 The Specific Aims of this study are 1 to further explicate and develop the intervention, 2 to evaluate its efficacy in reducing HIV risk behaviors and 3 to expand the limited body of research on HIV preventionrisk reduction practices for African American men who have sex with menAAMSM. The study will use a randomized-controlled trial design to compare receiving B-ME intervention to receiving basic mens health and wellness messaging standard of care, hypothesizing: hypothesizing: that participants who complete B-ME intervention will report greater reductions in sexual risk behaviors than the standard of care comparison group. The study will utilize a pre-testpost-test design with participants randomized to intervention and comparison groups; have a strategy to retain at least 80 of participants through study completion; collect data at baseline, at 3 months post-intervention, and at 6 months post-intervention; and rigorously measure outcomes that directly impact HIV risk. Data will be collected at each assessment point to assess B-MEs ability to improve behavioral outcomes that directly impact Black MSM HIV risk: 1 number of unprotected anal and vaginal sex events; 2 number of unprotected sex events with persons of unknown HIV status; 3 frequency of HIV testing, and 4 increased communication between partners about sex and strategies for reducing the risk of HIV infection. 