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Culture & Style
Solo, But Not Alone: Sisters Sharing Spaces After 50
Who says you have to live by yourself as you age? Black women are redefining what it means to be in community.
By Tamara E. Holmes
, August 28, 2024
5 Min Read
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We Time
Bridging the Gap
How my mother and I learned to be friends
By Imani Bashir
, January 18, 2019
3 Min Read
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We Time
Help Wanted
What I learned as an only child taking care of aging parents
By Alisha Tillery
, December 14, 2018
3 Min Read
Active senior adult couple enjoy outdoor park at sunset.
We Time
Glo and Wes, Loves of a Lifetime
Married 62 years, Mom’s 93 and Dad’s 91. I shuttle them between wakes and doctor visits. At 61, I’m so blessed to enjoy home cooking and word puzzles in the house where I grew up. But driving home afterward, I shake off the anxious certainty that any of my visits to see them together will someday be the last.
By Joy Duckett Cain
, October 19, 2018
4 Min Read