MAY Edition
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Time: 3:00PM – 4:30PM ET
Topic: Bridging Research and Practice to Close the Care Partner Wealth Gap
Guest Speaker: Victoria Chibuogu Nneji, Ph.D.
Founder and Care Partner, AKALAKA
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Victoria Chibuogu Nneji, Ph.D. is the founder of AKALAKA, a North Carolina-based initiative focused on supporting care partners and individuals with disabilities through peer connection, practical resources, and a workforce development approach that recognizes the often invisible labor of caregiving. Her work brings together systems thinking, community care, and long-term support for families navigating disability and care needs.
On Wednesday, May 27 (3:00–4:30 PM ET), she will guide us through Bridging Research and Practice to Close the Care Partner Wealth Gap, helping us think more deeply about what caregiving costs, what it means to value care partners beyond words, and how research and community-rooted practice can better support African immigrant families caring for loved ones. Together, we will reflect on the cultural values that shape caregiving in our communities, the financial vulnerabilities unpaid care can create, and what it will take to build a more just and sustainable support system for care partners.
Past Sessions
- April 2026 – Sankofa—Looking Back to Move Forward
- March 2026 – Data Disaggregation, Representation and Health Equity
- February – What African Immigrant Families Teach Us About Mental Health
- October – Centering Community in Maternal & Infant Health Research for African Immigrant Families
- September – Transnationalism and African Immigrant Health: Between Here and Home
- August – HIV Prevention in the Shadows of Migration
- July – Food Is Medicine – And Our Ancestors Knew It First
- June – Lessons from African Sexual and Gender Diverse Survival Immigrants: Atypical Multilevel Resilience
- May – Hidden Struggles: Dementia Among African Immigrant Elders
- April – Bridging Research & Practice: Faith, Culture, & Health for African Immigrants
- March – The Intersection of Workers’ Rights, Research, and Health: Ensuring Safe, Healthy Workplaces for African Immigrant Workers in the US
- February – The Role of Patient-Centered Research as an Advocacy Tool in Addressing the Adverse Impact of “Agenda47” on African Communities
- January – Engaging African Immigrants in Research