Prior to Steven Owens taking his retirement in 2018 he was an engineer. The 59-year-old who once built satellites for launch into outer space also played the guitar and saxophone. That was before his diagnosis. On Valentine’s Day 2017, Owens was told that he had early onset Alzheimer’s disease. On Valentine’s Day five years before, his mother passed away from the same disease. Dementia is one of the most common ailments associated with aging. Now, studies are showing a link between experiences of racism and poor memory, cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s disease is what most often comes to mind when anyone...