Dementia

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Gabrielle Union, American Black Film Festival, Black Hollywood, dementia, theGrio.com
June 23, 2025
Gabrielle Union opens up about life with an 80-year-old father who has been in a memory care facility since 2023.
AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI technology, AI in health, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
September 25, 2024
Artificial Intelligence is currently being developed to detect dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which Black people are twice as likely to…
Television host Wendy Williams
March 13, 2024
Radio and TV star Wendy Williams' diagnosis sheds light on frontotemporal dementia, a silent menace in the Black community.
2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards
February 22, 2024
Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her team revealed...
August 12, 2022
Two years after a pair of former players sued the NFL over the treatment of Black retirees in the league’s $1 billion…
May 20, 2022
An Eagles fan went viral this week after a video of her dancing to Janet Jackson’s “All For You” caught…
May 10, 2022
Cheryll Woods-Flowers, once the mayor of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, lost her father to Alzheimer's disease in February 2018.
Steve Bannon Trump thegrio.com
February 17, 2021
Steve Bannon thought former President Donald Trump had early-stage of dementia says TV producer Ira Rosen.
Janie Marshall theGrio.com
April 10, 2020
An 86-year-old dementia patient became an indirect casualty of the novel coronavirus epidemic after violating the six feet of personal…
Black woman farmers market
January 16, 2020
A historic neighborhood on Chicago's far South Side faces the modern-day challenge of boosting health, education and economic opportunities.
May 30, 2019
Nichelle Nichols, the famed actress who is best known for her trailblazing role in the sci-fi series and movies, is…
December 6, 2018
“I take care of my mother and being able to wake up with her everyday and take care of her…
May 6, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Lilly Lewis and Pearline Johnson were once inseparable sisters, living for decades just one block away from…
January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Bobby Womack, R&B legend, has been diagnosed with the early stages of alzheimer's disease, according to revelations…
March 27, 2012
NEWVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Mourners are crowding into a small church in rural southeastern Alabama for the funeral of the…
January 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A study out tomorrow shows that nicotine patches may improve memory loss in older adults, even non-smokers.…
December 16, 2011
RIVERSIDE, California (AP) -- "At Last" and "Tell Mama" blues singer Etta James, whose health has been fading in recent…
October 24, 2011
In a new study, diabetes appears to dramatically increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of…
August 24, 2011
(AP) - The winningest coach in women's basketball just wants to focus on getting Tennessee back on top...
May 13, 2011
RIVERSIDE, Calif (AP) - The 73-year-old suffers from dementia, leukemia, kidney problems and other ailments...