Aging with Purpose and Redefining Strength for Black Women

What does it mean to age with purpose? In this week’s show, we are invited to hear a past conversation between Farai and author of Sign My Name to Freedom Betty Reid Soskin, who recently retired at age 100 from her work as a National Park Ranger and community historian. Then in “Our Body Politics Presents,” we hear more from Tonya Mosley’s podcast “Truth Be Told” where she speaks to Ayanna Brown, a mother who graciously details her cycle of loving, losing, grieving, and persevering. On the weekly segment, “Sippin’ the Political Tea” Farai speaks with professor and Vice Chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University, Dr. Mercedes Carnethon and author of 55, Underemployed and Faking Normal, Elizabeth White on how to age well, physically, emotionally and financially.

Our Body Politic · Farai Chideya, Jonathan Blakely, Bianca Martin, Bridget McAllister, Emily J. Daly, Natyna Bean, Steve Lack, Lauren Schild, Archie Moore, Tonya Mosley, BA Parker, Ishea Brown, Phyllis Fletcher, Enrico Benjamin, Betty Reid Soskin, Ayanna Brown, Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, Elizabeth White