March 20th – the first day of spring – marks the 9th annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Natives (American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians) across the United States and Territorial Areas to...
A Response to “It’s Never Too Late To Make a Change”
This blog post was written by SAGE's Executive Director, Michael Adams, as a response to "It's Never Too Late To Make a Change," a New York Times article focusing on transgender aging and originally appeared on the SAGE Blog. As “It’s Never Too Late To Make a...
SELMA: 50 Years Later
This blog originally appeared on The National Black Justice Coalition's blog. We Honor Our Past & Embrace Our Present Movements for Justice At podium: Harry Belfonte, Folk Trio Peter, Paul and Mary To the left of the podium: Bayard Rustin, A. Phillip Randolph,...
Special ACA Enrollment Period for 2015 Tax Season
The following is a press release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For more information on how health reform and the ACA have impacted our diverse elder communities, click here. CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season Eligible...
HIV and Aging at the 2015 ASA Conference
The Diverse Elders Coalition and its five coalition member organizations will all be represented at this year's Aging in America Conference. In the weeks leading up to the conference, we will be sharing blog posts from coalition members who are presenting or...
Speaking Up on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This post originally appeared on the National Hispanic Council on Aging blog. Currently, about one in four people living with HIV in the United States are women ages 13 and older. Of these, roughly half of the women living with HIV are in care, and only 4 in 10 have...