Tag Archives: changing aging
Worth Repeating: Need Help Paying for Medicine or Food?
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 3/2/14: BenefitsCheckUp is a free service of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), … Continue reading
Claudette Colvin’s Role in the U.S. History of Civil Rights
Claudette Colvin was only 15 in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on an Alabama bus. Her defiance landed her in jail. “‘Other African-Americans had previously refused to give their seats to white passengers,’ … Continue reading
Experience Talks Is On Hiatus Until March 14th
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated … Continue reading
50th Anniversary of “The Sound of Music”
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, which first captivated audiences in 1965. Julie Andrews (79) and Christopher Plummer (85) reflect on the making of the classic, their decades-long friendship, as well as the mountains they’ve … Continue reading
Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman’s Distinctive Mid-Century Modernism Honored
For 50 years, Los Angeles-based designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman played a central role in the distinctive aesthetic of California mid-century modernism. During Modernism Week in Palm Springs in February, Ackerman, 95, made an appearance at “Masters of Midcentury California … Continue reading
Major Demographic Shifts in U.S. Change “Age Pyramid”
“Demographic transformations are dramas in slow motion. America is in the midst of two right now. Our population is becoming majority non-white at the same time a record share is going gray. Each of these shifts would by itself … Continue reading
Guadalupe Rivera Marin, 90, and Ann Rockefeller, 80, End Long Family Feud
“In the spring of 1932, capitalist (and prolific collector of Mexican art) Nelson Rockefeller hired Mexican painter and staunch socialist Diego Rivera to paint a mural for the lobby of the newly erected Rockefeller Center in New York City. … Continue reading
