"Disproportionate impact: 61% of Black households in Altadena were located within the fire perimeter, compared with 50% of non-Black households. Nearly half (48%) of Black households were destroyed or sustained major damage, compared with 37% experienced by non-Black...
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The New PsychDiscourse
By: Shareefah Al’ Uqdah, Ph.D, Psychdiscourse Editor In Chief Before and throughout Covid-19, ABPsi has held a special place for Black psychologists. Since our founding, ABPsi has created ways to galvanize and inform the community of unique issues relevant to Black...
Check out JBP 2022 November Issue
Below is a summary of these wonderful articles on the psychological experiences of Black people. Four new articles will be published in the November 2022 issue of the Journal of Black Psychology. Dr. Marcus Watson at SUNY Buffalo State, provides the lead article. This...
ABPsi – Pittsburgh Public Schools Initiative:
Culturally Responsive & Trauma-Informed Training for New Results "Education intensifies natural gifts and ability, but mere education, unless founded on a historical and cultural framework, will bear no fruits." H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Disparities in the...
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The ABPsi COVID Needs Assessment
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ABPsi – Pittsburgh Public Schools Initiative:
Culturally Responsive & Trauma-Informed Training for New Results “Education intensifies natural gifts and ability, but mere education, unless founded on a historical and cultural framework, will bear no fruits.” H.I.M. Emperor…
Check out JBP 2022 November Issue
Below is a summary of these wonderful articles on the psychological experiences of Black people. Four new articles will be published in the November 2022 issue of the Journal of Black…
The Harm of Western Psychology (2022)
By: Joniesha Hickson and Evan Auguste For generations, African-descendant peoples have been forced to reckon with global delusions of our innate inferiority. Whether considered through the lens of a psychopathic racial…
The New PsychDiscourse
By: Shareefah Al’ Uqdah, Ph.D, Psychdiscourse Editor In Chief Before and throughout Covid-19, ABPsi has held a special place for Black psychologists. Since our founding, ABPsi has created ways to galvanize…
Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
We should not seek validation from those who oppress us! By Dr. Thomas Parham I write on behalf of the national Association of Black Psychologists, Inc. (ABPsi), our President Dr.…
LA Fires
\"Disproportionate impact: 61% of Black households in Altadena were located within the fire perimeter, compared with 50% of non-Black households. Nearly half (48%) of Black households were destroyed or sustained…

