by Diverse Elders | Dec 12, 2017
By Julia Kassem, Detroit Journalism Cooperative Conversations around Detroit-area public transit in recent months have focused on new routes on Woodward, Gratiot and Michigan Avenue – as well as the Detroit Connector, a new service operating from Ann Arbor to Detroit...
by Jenna McDavid | Nov 15, 2017
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...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 16, 2017
by Kevyn Burger. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Kathy Janis was taught to revere the elders in her Oglala Sioux Tribe. “I was raised to consider every one of them to be a relative. Respect is...
by Nicole Van Nelson | Oct 4, 2017
This post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. One aspect of healthy aging that may be overlooked is social health. Although the importance of friends and family to our health is well understood by American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), in today’s culture...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 27, 2017
by Ramón Cuauhtémoc Taylor. This article was originally published by Voice Of America News. On a fluorescent-lit stage at Desi Senior Center, an instructor leads a group of mostly Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants, ages 60 and older, in a session of balance and core...
