Dementia and Alzheimer’s are difficult for any community. The Black community, however, has unique challenges that make navigating this disease even more difficult.

Such health disparities stem from a confluence of systemic gaps: lack of culturally competent providers, socioeconomic inequities, mistrust of doctors, stigma about symptoms of dementia and education that isn’t tailored to reach high-risk communities. Experts also say a lack of widespread awareness and basic literacy surrounding memory health in the United States compounds that miseducation about dementia. Besides the Black community, the discussion about mental health is not common.

This page is a resource for specifically the Black community to talk about challenges but look for solutions. We will share our own journey of a newly diagnosed parent of dementia as well as other resources that can provide help.