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Sleep and the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin play key roles in modulating inflammation, a biological pathway central to CMD. Chronic exposure to racism and discrimination may exacerbate stress, disrupt sleep and melatonin rhythms, and elevate inflammatory responses, further heightening CMD risk. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the effects of a race-based stress reduction intervention\u2013Resilience, Stress, and Ethnicity (RiSE)\u2013on sleep quality and dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO) as primary outcomes, and to examine inflammation as a secondary outcome among older African American women with CMD risk. Leveraging an ongoing randomized controlled trial (RCT) (R01AG081251), this embedded pilot RCT will randomize 32 women to either the RiSE intervention or an attention control health education program, both delivered via eight weekly online sessions. Sleep quality will be assessed using validated questionnaires and wrist-worn ActiGraph devices for seven nights. 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