All too often, history is written by those in the mainstream, and the stories of marginalized communities – the stories of our elders – are lost. A team in St. Louis is working to recapture and map the history of LGBTQ communities in the region, and last month, they...
This Holiday Season, Help LGBT Older Adults Connect with Community
Today, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), SAGE, and the Diverse Elders Coalition released a new infographic in time for the holidays with resource links and information for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults seeking support, as well as...
Aging Undocumented Day Laborers Face Uncertain Future
By Jacqueline García. Click here to read this article in Spanish. Every morning, Eduardo arrives at a day laborer center in Los Angeles to pick up his crew for the day. Depending on the working schedule, the 52-year-old man takes between two and four men to work in...
Da Kine Pidgin Is Sweet Upon The Tongue
by Carolyn Ayon Lee. This article was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat. Were it not for Hawaii’s Pidgin English, I doubt my Grandma and I, her first grandchild, could’ve understood each other, she knowing very little English, and I, an ignoramus about her...
How to Fix Racial Inequities in the Workplace
by Richard Eisenberg. This post originally appeared on Next Avenue. As Next Avenue has noted, there are huge wealth and income disparities between blacks and whites in America (average wealth of white families was more than $500,000 higher than African Americans in...
Caregiving Around the Clock: National Family Caregivers Month and Resources for the LGBT Community
by Sherrill Wayland. This post originally appeared on the SAGEMatters blog. Each November we recognize National Family Caregivers Month. As the theme for this year makes clear, many of us are aware that caring for a spouse/partner, family member, or friend is often a...