Troubled about the lack of sex education and HIV prevention within African-American communities, DiAna began distributing condoms free of charge from her salon.
[4] DiAna's activism was instrumental in the development of beauty locations as sites of HIV outreach and education across the United States.
[1] DiAna founded the South Carolina AIDS Education Network (SCAEN) with Dr. Bambi Gaddist (née Sumpter) in 1987.
[4] Working out of DiAna's hair salon, the two women organized film screenings on the topic of HIV/AIDS, safer-sex presentations, "Tupperware"-style sex toy parties, and free condom distribution.
[4] In addition to face-to-face activism, DiAna, Bambi, and other volunteers for SCAEN created informational videos, music, pamphlets, and colouring books to distribute statewide, accessible to children and adults with low or little reading ability.