AROUND THE ABPsi
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 (ABPsi), made his transition from an elder to […]
Pressure
May’s Manifesting Student Success
May is the month when we celebrate graduates across the educational spectrum. From kindergarten to graduate school, students will finish curricula and start their next educational journeys. For Black/African students in higher education, graduation can mean much more than earning a degree or certificate. Convocation represents the accumulation of struggles […]
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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