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Dementia and COVID-19 among Older African American Adults: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Access and Resources

Description: Article discusses how African American/Black communities comprise 12.2% of the U.S. population, with a COVID-19 infection rate of more than 18% and marginal access to healthcare services. This scoping review synthesizes the emerging evidence on healthcare accessibility among older African American adult communities with dementia and COVID-19, as well as the resource requirements for this population during the pandemic.
Date: February 16, 2023
Creator: Udoh, Idorenyin Imoh; Mpofu, Elias & Prybutok, Gayle
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Lessons from #McKinney: Social Media and the Interactive Construction of Police Brutality

Description: This article explores how users of three social media platforms interpreted the June 2015 incident in which a police officer attempted to apprehend an African-American girl at a pool party in McKinney, Texas.
Date: 2017
Creator: Clark, Meredith D.; Bland, Dorothy & Livingston, Jo Ann
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
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