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Black psychology, also known as African-American psychology and African/Black psychology, is a scientific field that focuses on how people of African descent know and experience the world. [1] The field, particularly in the United States, largely emerged as a result of the lack of understanding of the psychology of Black people under ...
Linda James Myers (born 1948) is an American psychologist best known for developing a theory of optimal psychology. [1] [2] Optimal psychology theory relies on African and Native American worldviews to promote interconnectedness and anti-racism. [3] [4] [5] James Myers has offered significant contributions to the field of African Psychology.
The ABPsi successfully anchored the formation of an independent field of Black Psychology.With increased numbers of African-Americans enrolling in graduate programs in Psychology and entering the field, the ABPsi's Journal, newsletter, and annual meetings brought the individual efforts of African-American psychologists together to form a collective endeavor encompassing a large body of ...
Keturah Whitehurst was born in 1912 in Florida. Her father was a preacher, and her grandfather had escaped enslavement in Alabama.Keturah was an only child. [2] When Keturah was 11 years old, she began to attend a faith-based boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida, because the local school was segregated and said to be inadequate when measuring its merit by the local white school.
Na'im Akbar is a clinical psychologist well known for his Afrocentric approach to psychology. He is a distinguished scholar, public speaker, and author. [1] Akbar entered the world of Black psychology in the 1960s, as the Black Power Movement was gaining momentum. [2]
Robert Val Guthrie (February 14, 1932 – November 6, 2005) [1] was an American psychologist and educator described by the American Psychological Association as "one of the most influential and multifaceted African-American scholars of the century."
Francis Cecil Sumner (December 7, 1895 – January 11, 1954) was an American leader in education reform.He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology." He is primarily known for being the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology (in 1920). [1]
Charles William Thomas II (April 24, 1926 – September 29, 1990) was an African American psychologist and one of the founders of the Association of Black Psychologists. [ 1 ] Early life and education