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Advocating for Change: Recommendations to Mayor Jenny A. Durkan (MCAAE, 2018)Advocating for Change: The Deepening Crisis of Seattle's Extreme Risk African American Elders (April 23, 2015)Art Enriches Lives at Every Age (Helen Sikov, MSW, LNHA)Community Input on the Needs of African American Elders in Seattle and South King County (April 2004)Coping with Sadness During the Holidays (Rev. Gwendolyn Phillips Coates)Culturally Appropriate Hospice Care in King County (Rev. Gwendolyn Coates, MA & Merlin Rainwater, RN)Getting the Answers You Need about Alzheimer’s Disease Hand-In-Hand: Honoring Our Grandparents (AgeWise King County , September 2019)Hoarding: When Collecting Goes Bad (Karen Kent, Evergreen Healthcare)Holiday Eating Tips (Juana R. Royster, PhD, Mayor's Council on African American Elders)Honoring Seattle Heroes (Margaret Boddie, Program Manager, African American Elders Program, Catholic Community Services)Hope for the Heart of Our Community (video): Karen M. Winston, Seattle Human Services Department, discusses how the African American Elders Program began and why it’s important to help vulnerable older adults maintain independence in their homes for as long as possible.Housing: Mayor's Council on African American Elders Advocates for Change (AgeWise King County , February 2019)Legacy of Love: The 2020 African American Caregivers Forum (AgeWise King County , November 2020)Legacy of Love at Heart of African American Caregivers Forum (AgeWise King County , October 2018)Legacy of Love: A Unique, Culturally Focused Event for Caregivers (AgeWise King County , October 2019)Lifestyle Changes = Fun Foods for Summer (Rev. Gwendolyn Phillips Dotson)Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Serving Elders of Color (Rose Floyd)Love & Community: The Ties that Bind (AgeWise King County , September 2020)Managing Your Hypertension (Charlotte Ruff, RN)Memory Sunday Builds Alzheimer’s Awareness (AgeWise King County , June 2019)Memory Sunday Focuses on African-American Dementia Caregivers (AgeWise King County , June 2020)Memory Sunday Focuses on Brain Health, Caregiving (AgeWise King County , June 2021)Mental Health and Communities of Color (George Dicks, Chair, Mayor’s Council on African American Elders)Moving into an Assisted Living Community (Carol Kemp, BSN, RN, BC, Mayor’s Council on African-American Elders)Promoting Quality of Life for African American Elders (AgeWise King County , November 2016)The Defining Years! (Cynthia Andrews)The Senior Housing Crisis (Jonathan Warren, UW Associate Professor of International Studies, Mayor's Council on African American Elders)