AROUND THE ABPsi
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 Haile Selassie I Disparities in the educational achievements/outcomes (Cunningham, 2020; Love, 2019) and discipline of Afrikan/Black youth (Jackson, 1999; Morris, 2016) […]
Pressure
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 […]
Research Corner
Seen, Strong, and Still Rising: Black Disability, Public Policy, and the Psychology of Resilience
A Disability Pride Month Commentary on Intersectionality, Mental Health, and Collective Liberation Abstract: Disability Pride Month provides a chance to honor resilience, leadership, and lived experiences of people with disabilities while confronting systemic injustices. For Black Americans with disabilities, disability cannot be understood apart from race, history, and public […]
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You are Deserving of Your Own Compassion (Neff, 2003)
You are someone worth celebrating! The ancient Kemetic principle of Hetep speaks to a state of peace, harmony, balance, and spiritual wholeness. (Bynum, 1999; Fu-Kiau, 2001) Hetep is not simply the absence of conflict. It is inner alignment. Many people spend years chasing external peace while remaining internally divided. (Bynum, […]
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. […]
Disability Pride and Collective Justice
Black people with disabilities are capable of mental, physical, and spiritual feats. Although multiple sclerosis put Brad Lomax in a wheelchair, he joined the Black Panther Party and founded the Center for Independent Living. Lois Curtis, an artist and activist with schizophrenia, protested segregated housing practices and won a landmark […]
Seen, Strong, and Still Rising: Black Disability, Public Policy, and the Psychology of Resilience
A Disability Pride Month Commentary on Intersectionality, Mental Health, and Collective Liberation Abstract: Disability Pride Month provides a chance to honor resilience, leadership, and lived experiences of people with disabilities while confronting systemic injustices. For Black Americans with disabilities, disability cannot be understood apart from race, history, and public […]
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 […]
Being Spirit- Part 3
In Part I of “Being Spirit,” we introduced various notions of spirit and established the framework for the subsequent sections of this article. Part II focused on melanin as an energetic medium through which the spirit expresses itself. In this third and final edition of “Being Spirit,” we will examine […]
An Ubuntu Power Base
The South African Zulu philosophy of Ubuntu emphasizes collective thoughts and actions. Ubuntu happens when “I am, because we are” is transformed from a phrase into a therapeutic way of living. When we consider recent tragedies in Virginia and Louisiana, alongside the health disparities impacting Black/African people, the call for […]
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