Highlights from the 2023 Annual Convention
The Association of Black Psychologists held it’s 54th Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan with the theme, Homecoming: (Re) Claiming Our Divine African – Knowing, Being, Doing, and Belonging. The convention was filled with love, excitement, scholarship, and...
2023 Black Graduates in Psychology
THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS congratulates the 2023 graduates in psychology. Darryl Johnson (Cover Photo), like many other Black graduates in Psychology, knows both the challenges of graduate school while Black and the triumph of celebrating the graduation...
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. Donell Barnett, our Board of Directors, past presidents, and Council of Elders to...
Tribute to the Life of Aubrey Spencer Escoffery, Ph.D.
A Founder of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), Celebrating his life journey—April 10, 1923—January 5, 1923 By Dr. Benson G. Cooke, ABPsi Historian Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.—African Proverb Background. Born April 10,...
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...
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...
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 personality, a suboptimal worldview, or an afro...
The Life of Dr. Harold Edward Dent
By: Benson Cooke, Ph.D, ABPsi Historian When an elder dies, it is like a library has been burned to the ground. -African Proverb On Saturday, November 20, 2021, Dr. Harold Edward Dent a Founder and Distinguished Psychologist of the Association of Black Psychologists...
Donald Trump and the Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan; and The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King?
Donald J. Trump is the de facto Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. A strong assertion requires strong proof. That proof is readily available. Donald’s father, Fred, was arrested…
The ABPsi COVID Needs Assessment
By: Drs. Kathy Burlew and Suzanne Cunningham-Randolph The pandemic has adversely impacted the mental health of adults, couples, children, and families of Afrikan ancestry living in the United States in multiple…
Social Media and COVID 19
By: Nina Ellis-Hervey Ph.D., L.P., N.C.S.P., L.S.S.P., C.P.C. | Owner & CEO at BeautifulBrwnBabyDol LLC As the world grapples with the ongoing pandemic, mental health has become increasingly important. Sure…
The COVID-19/Racial Injustice Syndemic and Mental Health among Black Americans
By: Kevin Cokley, Ph.D. | University of Michigan During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Urban League commissioned a multi-racial needs assessment research study to examine disparities among four…
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 Life of Dr. Harold Edward Dent
By: Benson Cooke, Ph.D, ABPsi Historian When an elder dies, it is like a library has been burned to the ground. -African Proverb On Saturday, November 20, 2021, Dr. Harold Edward…
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…
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…
