Archive for 'Psychology'
Dr. John A. Powell, Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Professor John A. Powell is an internationally recognized authority in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties and a wide range of issues including race, structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty and democracy. He is Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University and he holds the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties at the University’s Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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Dr. Ivory Toldson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Howard University
Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University, senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and current editor-in-chief of “The Journal of Negro Education.” Dubbed a rising “2028 presidential candidate” by the Washington Post and more…
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Dr. A. Wade Boykin: Distinguished Researcher in Psychology and Education
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
“EVERY CHILD has the capacity to succeed in school and in life.” That is the motto of the Capstone Institute, where Dr. A. Wade Boykin, Professor of Psychology, conducted research on “educating the whole child.”
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[From Our Black Scholars Directory] Craig Brookins, EdD: Associate Professor at North Carolina State University
Posted on 12. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Craig Brookins, Ed.D is an Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychology in the Public Interest program) and Africana Studies at North Carolina State University.
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Dr. Larry E. Davis: Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Larry E. Davis is the Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is the Donald M. Henderson Professor and also the Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems.
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Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis: Educator, Researcher, Politician
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Charlene Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Dr. Charles Drew. She has served on the City Council of the District of Columbia representing Ward 4 for six terms until she was defeated by Adrian Fenty.
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[From Our Black Scholars Directory] Dr. Beverly Greene – Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Beverly Greene is a tenured Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University in New York and a Practicing Clinical Psychologist. Her area of specialization includes examining the role of institutionalized racism, sexism, heterosexism and other oppressive ideologies in the paradigms of psychology and practice of psychotherapy in organized mental health.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan: Tougaloo College
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
In May 2002, the Tougaloo College Board of Trustees named Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, a former trustee and College administrator, the 13th President of the College.
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Barry C. Black: Chaplain of the United States Senate – From the Hood to the Hill
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Barry C. Black is the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He was elected to this position on June 27, 2003, becoming the first African-American, the first Seventh-day Adventist, and the first military chaplain to hold the office of chaplain to the United States Senate. He ministers to a flock of 6,000, comprising senators, spouses, Chiefs of Staff, and Capitol Hill employees.
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Dr. Cynthia Winston: Professor & Researcher at Howard University
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Cynthia Winston is an Associate Professor in the Howard University Department of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Identity and Success Research Laboratory. She also is the Principal and founder of Winston Synergy L.L. C., a psychology and research consulting firm.
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A Grassroots Celebration of Mazi Mutafa and Words, Beats, & Life!
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
We start this week with a celebration of Words, Beats, and Life – the actual organization, that is, and its founder/Executive Director, Mazi Mutufa. Click to learn more and watch videos of their programs.





