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The Good News - Senior Citizens Count 10/23/24 reair

The percentage of senior citizens in the United States continues to grow. There are more people over the age of 60 today that ever before. According to American Association of Retired People, senior citizens are remaining active in voting, participating in the national discourse, and contributing to decisions on public policy at the federal, state and local level.

Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.