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Strong but Sinking: The Hidden Toll of Family Strain, Incarceration, and Suicide Among Black Men in the African Diaspora
Strong but Sinking: The Hidden Toll of Family Strain, Incarceration, and Suicide Among Black Men in the African Diaspora by Abasi Key, M.A. and Felicia Swafford, Ph.D. Photo by Asso Myron on Unsplash For the Black/Afrikan diaspora community, this conversation is both urgent and deeply necessary. For too long, suicide […]
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The Association of Black Psychologists Condemnation of the N-Word (Position Paper)
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Research Corner
WISDOMBEARERS: A Study of Proverb Use and Values Among African American Elders
By: Huberta Jackson-LowmanJustin WilliamsChrista JohnsonStephanie BarnesJasmine PlummerEarnestine RichardsonFlorida A&M University ABSTRACT This study investigated knowledge and use of proverbs, values associated with proverb use, and proverb prioritization among Afrikan American elders 60 years of age and older. Forty elders living in retirement homes in the southeastern part of the country […]
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The N-word Must Be Odious for Everyone
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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 […]
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 pessimism, our scholars have made it clear that the ideas responsible for […]
Connected Strangers
By: Michele K. Lewis, Ph.D. | Professor, Psychological Sciences | Winston-Salem State University In this Fall 2022 semester, I have begun another semester of teaching African-Centered Black Psychology (ACBP) to HBCU undergrad students. We are 4 weeks in. We just completed our first module, which aimed to distinguish the definition […]
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 at a rally of the Ku Klux Klan in Queens, New York in 1927. His father, with Donald’s assistance, ran a real […]
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