by Diverse Elders | Feb 28, 2025
As we commemorate Black History Month throughout February and reflect on this year’s theme, “African Americans and Labor”, we honor the resilience, leadership and contributions of Black workers, organizers, and advocates who have fought for economic justice. In that...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 3, 2021
By Jatika H. Patterson. This article originally appeared on The Atlanta Voice. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, two of the first regulations from the World Health Organization (WHO) were self-quarantining and social distancing. As many of us did our best to...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 14, 2020
This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. NICOA’s Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) partners with The Salvation Army Red Shield Kitchen to train program participants as cooks and kitchen assistants. During the process, participants learn...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 8, 2020
This article originally appeared on the SEARAC website. On June 19, 1865, more than 250,000 African Americans enslaved in Texas were notified of their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. One hundred fifty five years later, on...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 3, 2020
Download, share, and print a PDF copy of this statement here. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis. He, like many before him, is a victim of the racism that has been deeply engrained in many of our...
