AROUND THE ABPsi
5 Reflections from the 57th ABPsi Conference
I made the summer of 2026 even more memorable by making the sacrifice and by-passing the only two-day holiday commemorating the end of slavery to attend the 57th conference of the Association of Black Psychologists. Furthermore, there is no more honorable way to seek continuing education units while gaining professional […]
Pressure
Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
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 strongly condemn and express profound disappointment and outrage at the latest Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action […]
Research Corner
Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark: Disability Advocate
As the Ethics Co-Chair of the New York Association for School Psychologists, I recently wrote an article entitled “Special Education Practices: Past and Present.” During my research, I discovered some very interesting facts about a case that Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark was involved with in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. […]
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