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AARP Celebrates Black History Month

Dr. Claudia Fegan encourages citizens to advocate for health care reform

By Joanna Gaden

AARP Celebrates Black History Month

A former priest who helps LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

A painting by Pearlie Taylor with a brown background, a woman signing with her mouth open and a stand-alone microphone next to her face in the foreground, with a rainbow of paint splatters on top of the whole painting.

Inspired by Jackson Pollock, painter Pearlie Taylor makes a name for herself in retirement

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

Creating the Good: Animal Therapy for the “SOUL”

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

AARP Celebrates Black History Month

Yvette Moyo, Founder of Real Men Charities, Inc. on Chicago’s South Side and Publisher of South Side Drive Magazine

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

AARP Celebrates Black History Month

Creating the Good: A father who turned loss into hope

Shemuel Sanders suffered a tragic loss and channeled his life-changing experience into an opportunity to help others.

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

A choir for people with dementia and their care partners

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

AARP Celebrates Black History Month

A Rodeo Champion Carries on Tradition and Inspires the Next Generation

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

Creating the Good: A bike shop that empowers people of all ages

People of all ages can fall in love with building, fixing and riding bikes through programs at The Recyclery Collective in Rogers Park

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

AARP Creating the Good

Creating the Good: A sailing program with an inspiring mission

Founded in 1990 by Peter Goldman and inspired by his father, Judd, who found a passion for sailing after contracting a serious bone infection.

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

AARP Creating the Good

Creating the Good: The authors of “China town Pretty” document the outfits and stories of fashionable AAPI seniors

The authors and friends developed the idea for the project in San Francisco more than 10 years ago.

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

Creating the Good: The 83-Year-Old “Weightlifting Grandma”

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

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Creating the Good: An Entertainer Who Found Her Voice Singing for Seniors

While nursing homes and assisted living communities were on lockdown during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, entertainer Colette Hawley found a unique way to keep residents entertained.

By Monika Wnuk | AARP Illinois

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