John,

Last month, actress and caregiver Brandee Evans joined Caring Across Generations staff Aisha Adkins, Shanté Wolfe, and Rebekah Alexander on Twitter for a conversation on what it means to be a Black caregiver. 

Listen to our conversation on Black women and care on YouTube and Twitter now.

In our conversation, we talked about how Black caregivers spend a greater percentage of time and money on caregiving — and got real deep.

Brandee talked about the need for caregivers to prioritize self-care and even to step away when they have the chance:

Even when I’m home, and Miss Edith is here, it’s great, but I still feel that need. Let me go, “What does mama need?” It’s like, wait a minute, what does Brandee need? So I work out, I have to leave the house. Sometimes we gotta leave where the work is, y’all, to find that because you’ll wind up back here again in your mind. 

Check out the full conversation with actress and caregiver Brandee Evans and the Caring Across staff on YouTube and Twitter now.

With care,

Ifetayo Harvey, Social Media Manager
Caring Across Generations