The same prejudice that limits an Asian American person’s ability to buy a home in this country also causes someone to injure an elderly Asian so badly that they need stitches. The two forms of racism are not coincidental — they are connected.
Bostonians looking for a quicker COVID-19 vaccine have taken to offering the elderly rides to vaccination sites on Craigslist, following a Wednesday announcement by the state that caregivers accompanying those over 75 are eligible for a same-day appointment.
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
As schoolchildren, the elderly and the immunocompromised face hardships accessing food during a pandemic, communities around them have stepped up to help.
The art classes will be hosted in South End, Mattapan, and Jamaica Plain. They are a part of a larger effort by the city to support Boston's older residents and combat implicit biases surrounding aging.
When I first sat down to write this article, I was going to write about the objectification of women and women alone. After all, women are disproportionately the victims of objectification. But last night,...
This semester, I'm taking a philosophy class about death. When I first registered, I wasn't sure if it was going to be depressing or interesting to think about my own mortality and aging. Turns out, it's...
More than a year after the fare for the RIDE, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s door-to-door transit service for elderly and disabled people, was raised, MBTA officials announced a potential...
