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This is a reminder to save the date for 2024 BIGG Week, themed "Thrive Together, Rise Together: Celebrating Black Contributions and Advancing Equity in Aging." #AmplifyBIGG #SupportBIGG

Dear BIGG community, please check out the upcoming 9/23 CE talk by @CGster and share it with your networks. BIGG members get a discounted price. There are limited spaces, so hurry! Visit this link for detailed information: events.zoom.us/ev/AtSC6ZxVQex…

Here’s a snippet of the insightful conversation with Dr. Marilyn French Hubbard on our most recent #awBLive, touching on the intersectionality of the Black experience, aging, and the ⛪️ faith community surrounding #caregiving.🖤 Visit youtube.com/@agingwhilebla… to catch the replay.

Registration is open!

Afrofuturism is a way of thinking & creating knowledge that centers those at the margins of society. It is a way of excavating the stories we know to be true but have been erased from the mainstream. Join me Oct 3 in collaboration with Society for Black Neuropsychology & Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics.

We hope you are as excited as we are about #BIGGWeek2024. @CGster Roland J. Thorpe, Jr Dr. Jennifer Manly @pbaJackson Olu Ajilore, MD, PhD - @pshrink.bsky.social Tamara Baker Dr. Nina Silverberg The National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Council on Aging Justice in Aging American Society Aging Gerontological Society of America (GSA) American Geriatrics Society Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG Samuel L. Jackson AARP Aging While Black PRBA

We’re excited to be in collaboration with you & Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics to learn together in community about how we can contribute to envisioning & creating a brighter future for cognitive aging among Black women!🧠

Please join us for Dr. Hill-Jarrett's upcoming CE session: Afrofuturism as a Praxis for Community Knowledge Co-Production and Equity in Black Women’s Cognitive Aging on 10/03 @ 1 PM PDT/ 4 PM EDT. Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AkKTlh6gyOR…

On 10/03 at 1 PM PDT/ 4 PM EDT, join Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD for a CE session and learn about Afrofuturism as a culturally informed approach to engagement and research with community-dwelling Black women elders. Register here: tinyurl.com/3jvazrzc

🗣️#BIGGWeek is BACK, and it is time for #BIGGRollCall! To participate, you can introduce yourself with a selfie or a video to let us know what you've been up to since our last BIGGWeek. Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN @pbaJackson Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD Mad-NeuroScientist17✊🏾🧠👊🏿 Gero-what?!® Deborah Rose Ivana A. Vaughn, PhD MPH

Charles Woods Dr. Rodlescia S. Sneed☮ Aisha Adkins, MPA, CNP GeriatRx Tamara Baker Roland J. Thorpe, Jr Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG Dr. Eboni I Green Simone Lescott Mary Ackenbom MD, MSc Shellie-Anne Levy, PhD Manka N Janiece Raina Isaac Adedeji, Medical Sociology/Anthropology Safiyyah Okoye @DrRamonaRhodes1 im finally a social worker,LMSW!! Yarneccia D. Dyson Sophie, MPH ✨ Robbin H. Frazier

We are attending the #BIGGweek2024 organized by Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics. Check out their page for detailed information on all the activities lined up for the week. See you there.

On October 26, 2024, our lab will participate in a workshop on how civic disengagement can be an (in)direct risk factor for dementia in immigrant and refugee communities. We hope to see you there! @dkesiaka

I am so proud of our all Black women symposium at #GSA2024. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us. Let’s go again next year! ⁦Cite Black Women.⁩ ⁦Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics⁩ ⁦Black in Aging⁩

New publication alert. 🚨 Our findings reveal that, contrary to expectations, high levels of both grit and active coping may paradoxically exacerbate SCD symptoms in Black men, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors. Hamplab   doi.org/10.1002/bsa3.7…

Are you a Black or an African American Adult? Share Your Sleep Experience With Us! ccts.uky.edu/participate-re… Researchers at UK invite you to join a research study exploring how sleep and neighborhood conditions might impact memory and thinking. Contact: [email protected]

Your girl is in the news! uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-re…

University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Darlingtina K. Esiaka has been awarded a fellowship to work with the Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/uk-resear…

First time attendee. Alter: Inspiring & Equipping Faith Communities Hamplab Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics

“In this more realistic definition, perseverance can include self-care and rest. Knowing when to take a break or prioritize self-care is a practical strategy for maintaining cognitive health in the face of challenges.” —DKE Hamplab Black In Neuro 🧠 tinyurl.com/4dr7jafc