Elder Abuse and How to Get Help
By: Virginia Leigh, LICSW
Many of us hear about elder abuse happening and we assume it can’t be occurring in our families, or less, to ourselves. According to the National Council on Aging, however, elder abuse is a pervasive problem impacting 1 in 10 seniors in the country. And more often than not, the perpetrators of abuse and neglect are family members of the older person.
Vincent Chin 40th Memorial
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Vincent Chin 40th Memorial
Lion Gateway, Chinatown Boston
On Sunday, June 26th the Chinese American Heritage Foundation, area leaders, and special guests gathered in front of the Lion Gateway, Chinatown Boston in memory of Vincent Jen Chin marking the 40th Anniversary of his death. The death of Vincent Chin is a reminder that 40 years ...
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2022
Conversation with Police Commissioner Elow
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Police Commissioner Christine Elow
Christine Elow is the first woman police commissioner of color in the city of Cambridge Massachusetts.
Christine Elow was raised in Cambridge, MA. “After high school, I wasn’t quite ready for college, so I went on to the military, spent 4 years in the United States Navy, came out and took the civil service exam; got a ...
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2022
The Ad Club Equity Project
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January 27, 2022 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (EST)
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Join us to be inspired, empowered, and entertained by thought leaders and partners. Register now for our streaming event on January 27, 2022.
The Equity Project is a new initiative of The Ad Club, building on 25 years of The Rosoff Awards, which honored people and companies in Boston for advances and leadership in diversity.
The Equity Project is a half-day of innovative, provocative programming featuring people who are working toward equity, by questioning ...
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2022
Critical race theory is nothing new!
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Diva Student Sierra Smither
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One of Hampton University’s 2021 Graduates! Sierra Smither is one of Hampton University’s brightest graduates. With a 3.4 GPA in the field of Psychology, she developed her skill from an early age. The curiosity of how and why people behave and act ...
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2021
Tracey Solomon-White
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Tracey Solomon-White is a fashion, entertainment and tech industry insider who is happiest working and playing in her hometown of Boston. With that said, pre-Covid-19, she used her passport at least twice a year to explore countries in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean islands, and Central America. Tracey was elected to SpeakOut’s Board of Directors in ...
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2021
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact in the United States has exposed long-standing inequities by race, ethnicity, and income.1
A Commonwealth Fund analysis from April showed that confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths were disproportionately higher in communities with larger Black populations.2 Contributing to these poorer outcomes is the far greater likelihood Black and Latino Americans live in poverty and reside in neighborhoods with overcrowded households, air pollution, and inadequate access to health care.3 Beyond its toll on physical health, the pandemic has ...
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2021
Kathy Best
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In 2018 Ms. Best was named Chief Performance and Strategy Officer at Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center. She began her public health career at HSNHC as the Program Director of Project IMPACT (Infant Mortality Prevention through Activating Community Teams), a maternal and child health program. Since leaving HSNHC, Ms. Best continued her work focusing on maternal and child health. She has over 20 years of service to the Federal Government with the ...
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2020