by Kali Graves | Oct 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Picture this. An 86-year-old woman named Nina is sitting at her computer in New York City. A window pops up on her screen. It says her bank account has been hacked. She’s scared. Who wouldn’t be? The voice on the other end of the phone tells her the...
by Kali Graves | Aug 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In every iteration of my mother’s life, she was a strong, feeling Black woman. Whether as a child, growing up on the south side of a steel mill town in Ohio, or a disco diva on the dance floors of Denver – my mother was always Black. I never questioned this fact, or...
by Kali Graves | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
There are some memories that photographs cannot capture. A picture can remind us what someone looked like. A recording can preserve the sound of a beloved voice. But scent—scent has the uncanny ability to bring a person back into the room. Sometimes all it takes is a...
by Kali Graves | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Aging happens at life’s intersections. At Aging While Black, we consistently call attention to the intersection of aging and race because we believe no one experiences aging through a single lens. The opportunities we have known and the communities that have...
by Kali Graves | Jun 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Juneteenth has always told the truth about this country. It is a story of freedom announced late, resisted fiercely, and to date still not fully realized. It is a reminder that in America, Black freedom has always been contested, uneven, and incomplete. Juneteenth is...
