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A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans

Por: Los Angeles Times World May 26, 2023

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Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral. It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of their ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long decline. As it should be. Her mother has lived 74 years, many of them good, as a Black woman, a mother, educator and businesswoman. But she is dying of Alzheimer’s disease, a... + full article



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