Dr. Joseph L. White had a distinguished career in psychology that spanned five decades and earned him the moniker “Godfather of Black Psychology.” A professor, mentor, writer and clinical psychologist, White was also a founding member of the Association of Black Psychologists.
Read MoreFrancis Sumner’s research was focused on understanding racial bias in the justice system. He also wrote papers about racial bias in education and on religion and psychology.
Read MoreI knew it was going to be something big – and quite possibly bad – when a mass email went out on a Sunday afternoon that invited the entire staff to a 9 a.m. meeting. Along with some others, I had been predicting layoffs for some time.
Read MoreThe book, titled “Even the Rat Was White: A Historical View of Psychology,” is now regarded as a classic in the university classroom. Guthrie was the first black psychologist to have his papers deposited in the National Archives of the American Psychology Association.
Read MoreTalking about mental health can be difficult and uncomfortable, especially with the people you love and care about most. Mental health is a deeply personal and sensitive subject, but the only way to become more knowledgeable and understanding is by talking about it.
Read MoreThe aftermath of the Surviving R. Kelly documentary washes in as waves. The docuseries, broadcast in January on the Lifetime cable channel, publicized R&B artist Robert Kelly’s extended history of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of Black women and adolescents, highlighting R. Kelly’s systematic harm as a function of his longstanding popularity and notoriety.
Read MoreGratitude Tuesday, a new initiative to help us be intentional about practicing gratitude, starts today 1/1/19. #obgratitudetuesday
Read MoreWe chat with Black Couples Therapist Dr. Ayanna Abrams of Ascension Behavioral Health about some relationship issues that have been raised by a couple in the news lately . . .
Read MoreA Conversation with Dr. Danielle Hairston, Howard University School of Medicine Alum and currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Program Director of its Psychiatry Program
Read MoreOurselvesBlack is recognizing World AIDs Day. Why? Because our communities are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDs and psychological and social issues are central to risk, treatment and prevention. Here are 3 quick ways to help prevent transmission and promote treatment.
Read MoreParticipants come to the program up to two years after their first episode. Peer specialists like Loftin go out into the field and meet people where they live, at their activities or anywhere they feel comfortable.
Read MoreIn the past, the prognosis for a person experiencing psychotic symptoms, especially the diagnosis of schizophrenia, was grim. Patients would be told that recovery was impossible, medication would be for life and their lives would never be productive.
Read MoreMost college students have been back on campus for a month or so. Whether new or returning, the routine is the same: choose and register for classes, purchase textbooks and supplies, resolve any remaining problems with housing and meals, and most importantly make sure the money is right. If asked, it’s a safe bet that many college students would say that their stress level begins to creep up from the moment they take that first walk around campus.
Read MoreJohn Crawford. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Three unarmed black men killed by law enforcement. Even in death, they are still inspiring activism and advocacy on behalf of other men, women, and young people like them.
Read MoreColorism is hard to talk about. It’s shameful to admit that people who have been systematically, historically, systemically, strategically, and forcefully oppressed based on having black skin would discriminate and hold prejudice against their own with blacker skin. But colorism is alive and not treating us so well.
Read MoreWhen seeking health care—physical or mental—it’s all about finding providers within our budget or HMO, with an office close to home or work that can see us when our schedule allows.
Read Moreor several years the rate of black infant mortality declined. From 2005 to 2012 the black infant mortality rate decreased from 14.3 to 11.6 per 1,000 births. But two years later in 2014, the rate started to inch up, going from 11.4 to 11.7 per 1,000 births in 2015.
Read MoreIt'seems time to talk about colorism (again).
Read MoreOurselves Black recently spoke with Liza Jessie Peterson about her new book, All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island.
Read MoreWhat is the relationship between mental health and spending, money, and financial status?
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