Mary Mitchell, age 74, sheds light on Aging and ageism in her occasional column for the Chicago Sun Times, Starting Over. Mary ‘started over’ five years ago when she switched her journalistic authority on race relations in Chicago to concentrate on matters of growing older. She advocates that longevity is a blessing and aging offers an opportunity to do well at

something else. Mary’s guiding tenets are always equity and fairness when dealing with social isms. When we are equitable and fair, Mary says, “we are doing the best we can.”

” I give people platforms to tell their own stories, share their Wisdom, and increase awareness of social justice issues.”

Connect with Mary

Email: mmitchell@suntimes.com

https://chicago.suntimes.com/starting-over

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