Kennedy on Beyond The Hype with Alfred Edmond

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Teresa Kennedy

NEW YORK, NY – On January 17, 2023, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, founder of Elder Dignity, discussed predatory guardianships and estate trafficking on Black Enterprise's Beyond The Hype with Alfred Edmond as part of National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This vicious crime, which involves stealing estates and people using guardianships laws, is rising in communities of color. Watch the interview: https://www.facebook.com/BLACKENTERPRISE/videos/548278873702557 Kennedy explai...

I Can’t Breathe For Aunt Lillie [Video]

Posted on July 2, 2020September 26, 2021 by Teresa Kennedy

If two months in lockdown due to COVID-19 was driving you stir crazy, how would you feel after FOUR YEARS in lockdown? As of the filming of this video, Lillie has been in forced isolation away from her chosen family for 1403 days. It is simply inhumane. The attorneys that are spending down her estate are keeping her tucked away like property. Even with the global pandemic, they don't feel it's necessary to update her family regarding her wellbeing. They are treating her like a slave in "the ...

Silent Torture: Trafficking Through Guardianship [Video]

Posted on January 23, 2020January 21, 2021 by Teresa Kennedy

Elder Dignity & Power Living Media Release Video Linking Human Trafficking and Guardianship Features Top Elder Justice Advocates and Families Affected What would you do if a loved one was forced into isolation simply so his or her money could be stolen? Seniors and dependent adults are being forced into isolation, often sedated at home or in locked care facilities, while their assets are spent down. It sounds like Nazi Germany but it's happening right now in America. It is Silent Torture: ...

RELEASE: The Forbidden Reunion [Video]

Posted on September 9, 2019September 26, 2021 by Teresa Kennedy

FLORIDA SENIOR ISOLATED FROM FAMILY OF 50 RELATIVES FOR THREE YEARS DESPITE VIDEO OF HER ASKING FOR HER SISTER, NIECES & NEPHEWS Guardian refuses to let anyone speak with her without a "passcode," court ignores motions, and care facility refused to disclose safety preparations for Hurricane Dorian DELAND, FL - On Friday, September 6, 2019, Dr. Lillie Sykes White turned 91. Her family of almost fifty people wanted to celebrate her. On video, released today, she said she wants to see her sis...

Help Free Lillie

Posted on July 15, 2019December 30, 2020 by Teresa Kennedy

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP Since the judiciary is broken is so many counties across America when it comes to guardianships, we the people must speak up. You have the right and the power as a citizen to voice your opinion. By helping Lillie, we can help many seniors since Lillie's case is one of the most egregious in the country. We want to use it as an example to change laws but we first must free Lillie. Here are four ways you can help: 1) Contact Public Officials in Florida Office of Governor...

Two Years of Forced Isolation

Posted on August 30, 2018September 3, 2018 by Teresa Kennedy

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release, August 30, 2018 Contact: Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, elderdignity@hotmail.com, 212-901-6913 FLORIDA FLAGLER COUNTY COURT CONTINUES TO ENDORSE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF A SENIOR 89-year-old African-American Woman Abducted and Isolated from Core Family for Two Years PALM COAST, FL - Today marks the two-year anniversary of the abduction of Dr. Lillie Sykes White in one of the most egregious elder exploitation cases in Florida. An overvi...