Black Eldering Bill of Rights

A Community Manifesto for the Care and Belonging of Black Elders

“A village without water is like a well without water.”
— African Proverb

The Sankofa ECO-Group is a community outreach, engagement, and mobilization created to center and empower Black Elders to identify and advocate for community solutions to address health disparities in their lives, families, neighborhoods, and communities and to develop the Black Eldering Bill of Rights, a community manifesto for the care and belonging of Black elders in Los Angeles County.

The project is a collaboration between Sistahs Aging With Grace & Elegance and California Black Women’s Health Project  and is funded by the SCAN Foundation Advancing Equity in Aging initiative in collaboration with the California Health Care Foundation and the Metta Fund. The Sankofa ECO-Group is driven by an intergenerational group of Sankofa Elders Ambassadors, Black elders, and community members who are committed and passionate health equity and the well-being of Black elders.

The Black Eldering Bill of Rights is a bold, community-rooted vision created by over 150 Elders, residents, and leaders. It calls for systems, policies, and practices that center the care, wisdom, and wellbeing of Black Elders.

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