(From left to right): Jean Accius, Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership, AARP; Karyne Jones, President and CEO, National Caucus & Center on Black Aging; Kezia Scales, Director of Policy Research, PHI
a longevity project virtual panel discussion
June 3, 2021
National Conversation on Caregiving:
Caregiving and Communities of Color
On Thursday, June 3 at 2pm ET/11am PT, Ken Stern, chair of the Longevity Project, was joined by a panel of experts for a discussion on caregiving and communities of color. Panelists included:
Jean Accius, Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership, AARP
Karyne Jones, President and CEO, National Caucus & Center on Black Aging
Kezia Scales, Director of Policy Research, PHI
The panelists discussed the unequal distribution of caregiving burdens, the ideas for addressing the twin challenges of the caregiving crisis and structural inequality, and what society as a whole can learn from the caregiving experiences of communities of color.
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