by Diverse Elders | Feb 4, 2019
Black History Month is a commemorative month to celebrate the lives of those who are significant in the history of the African Diaspora. These people stem from different backgrounds including artists, activists, inventors, academics, scientists, musicians, actors, and...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 8, 2019
by Peter White. This article originally appeared in The Tennessee Tribune. Rose and George Covington live in a 4-bedroom, two-bath brick house on Meridian St. in East Nashville. They are still doing what they started doing 45 years ago: raising children. Their own...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 12, 2018
by Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Jodi Savage was her grandmother’s caretaker in her last days. Like many black Americans, her grandmother’s cultural beliefs and religious background led to very little discussion around the...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 7, 2018
by Susan Buchanan. This article originally appeared in the Louisiana Weekly. In the United States, diabetes is most prevalent among Southerners and residents of Appalachian regions. Blacks are afflicted more than whites. Over a third of African American seniors are...
by Diverse Elders | Nov 5, 2018
by Susan Buchanan. This article originally appeared in the Louisiana Weekly. Elders are among those most vulnerable to dehydration, and African American and Hispanic adults are more likely to become dehydrated than whites, researchers have found. In a review of health...
