'Aging While Black' amplifies experiences of elderly Black Americans

About this episode

Raymond Jetson discusses the organization 'Aging While Black' and its impact on elderly Black Americans.

Raymond Jetson joins JPR host Vanessa Finney on My Better Half to discuss the organization, 'Aging While Black,' that he and Kali Graves launched in February 2023.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Finney

Guest: Raymond Jetson

Topics covered

• elderly Black Americans
• Aging While Black
• community organization
• discussions on aging
• Black experiences

Keywords

• Aging While Black
• Raymond Jetson
• Kali Graves
• elderly
• Black Americans
• community
• organization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aging While Black

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