According to the Alzheimer’s Association, older Black Americans are two times more likely than their White counterparts to have Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive impairment but 35% less likely to be diagnosed in the early stages. The exact reason why African Americans are at higher risk is unknown, but there may be a connection to higher rates of heart disease that exist in the Black community.1 There is research that links high blood pressure and high cholesterol to Alzheimer’s as potential risk factors.