A feature story examines the Healthier Black Elders Center 's mission which opened its doors for African-American, Latino and other minority medical researchers through Wayne State 's Institute of Gerontology (IOG). The center offers community fairs to share healthier-living tips, creates newsletters to let people know about research results and performs screenings for diseases plaguing many elderly African Americans. Comments from Peter Lichtenberg, IOG director, Hector Gonzalez, IOG faculty member, and Olivia Washington, director of the Healthier Black Elders Center and an associate professor at the College of Nursing , are included in the story.