{"title":"Introduction to Special Issue on the Psychology of Black Activism: The Psychology of Black Activism in the 21st Century","authors":"H. Neville, K. Cokley","doi":"10.1177/00957984221096212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221096212","url":null,"abstract":"“One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.”—Ella Baker (Butler, 2011, p. 1) The dawn of a new decade (2020) was a watershed moment in Black activism in the United States. The disproportionate deaths of Black/African Americans from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and police killings during a global health pandemic exposed anti-Black racial oppression. By May 2020, data emerged about the depths of the COVID-19 racial inequalities. For example, the New York Times ran articles describing emerging findings suggesting that Black Americans, compared to other racial and ethnic groups, were entering hospitals with more severe symptoms and dire","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"16 1","pages":"265 - 272"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88073456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seanna C. Leath, Paris Ball, Lauren C. Mims, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Taina B. Quiles
{"title":"“They Need to Hear Our Voices”: A Multidimensional Framework of Black College Women’s Sociopolitical Development and Activism","authors":"Seanna C. Leath, Paris Ball, Lauren C. Mims, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Taina B. Quiles","doi":"10.1177/00957984211016943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984211016943","url":null,"abstract":"Black women have played an integral role in Black liberation struggles. Yet there is little psychological scholarship on Black women’s contribution to social justice movements, particularly beyond conventional forms of activism, such as protesting and voting. To address this gap, the current study draws on Black feminist epistemology to present a multidimensional framework of Black college women’s sociopolitical development. Using consensual qualitative research methods, we analyzed semistructured interview data from 65 Black college women (18-24 years) to explore their understandings of agency, civic engagement, and resistance. Eight themes emerged— gaining knowledge, self-advocacy, sisterhood, self-love, educating others, collective organizing and leadership, community care, and career aspirations. Our results situate Black college women’s activism within a sociohistorical framework of Black feminist organizing and underscore the overlapping roles of self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, and institutional knowledge. The authors discuss how the contemporary racial and sociopolitical climate in the United States informed the participants’ social justice orientation and how their involvement and investment in the Black community helped the participants reframe racial violence and oppression into narratives of resistance and healing.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"10 1","pages":"392 - 427"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85429253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erlanger A. Turner, Shelly P. Harrell, T. Bryant-Davis
{"title":"Black Love, Activism, and Community (BLAC): The BLAC Model of Healing and Resilience","authors":"Erlanger A. Turner, Shelly P. Harrell, T. Bryant-Davis","doi":"10.1177/00957984211018364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984211018364","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to describe the Black Love, Activism, and Community (BLAC) model of healing and resilience. The assumption of the BLAC model is that Black activism is inspired and sustained by love and community. Building on empirical research, liberation psychology, and African-centered psychology, the BLAC model identifies four culturally grounded domains of resilience (relationships, spirituality, identity, and active expression) that are hypothesized to serve as protective factors. These domains are also postulated to be critical components of culturally centered healing practices. Within the context of anti-Black racism, it is important to understand how activism can mitigate mental health outcomes among Black activists. The BLAC model also describes culturally centered intervention approaches for healing and wellness. Finally, applications of the BLAC model are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"25 1","pages":"547 - 568"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75069658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brianna Z. Ross, William DeShields, Christopher L Edwards, J. Livingston
{"title":"Behind Black Women’s Passion: An Examination of Activism Among Black Women in America","authors":"Brianna Z. Ross, William DeShields, Christopher L Edwards, J. Livingston","doi":"10.1177/00957984221084779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221084779","url":null,"abstract":"Black women in America have consistently been at the forefront of almost every civil, political, and cultural activist movement. Within the past two decades, Black women have created movements such as Black Lives Matter, the Black Youth Project 100, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Say Her Name, and Black Girls Vote. Considering these trends, there is a need to understand what factors influence Black women’s commitment to activist movements. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to identify factors that contribute to activism among Black women. To do this, 107 Black women from a mid-sized, Southeastern city were sampled for primary data analysis. Regression analyses were used to assess associations between activism, perceived racism, psychological empowerment, and spirituality. The results indicated significant positive relationships between activism, perceived racism, and psychological empowerment; such that perceived racism and psychological empowerment were both significantly related to increases in activism. Contrary to expectations, spirituality and activism were not related in the present study. These results have implications for future researchers, mental health professionals, and policymakers.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"79 1","pages":"428 - 447"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77142780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Cross, H. Neville, C. L. Austin, Jessica S. Reinhardt
{"title":"Black Lives Matter and Nigrescence Theory: When Police Violence Triggers an Encounter","authors":"W. Cross, H. Neville, C. L. Austin, Jessica S. Reinhardt","doi":"10.1177/00957984221086449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221086449","url":null,"abstract":"Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a social movement. The video recording of the death of George Floyd represented a collective Encounter that spread across the United States and the globe via various social media platforms with startling immediacy. In this manuscript, the authors apply Nigrescence theory to the BLM protests of 2020. We argue that Nigrescence theory provides a framework to understand catalysts to individual and collective activism and the progression of a social movement. In the current analysis, Immersion-Emersion is demonstrated citing the types of social and organizational changes initiated by groups, companies, and institutions. The movement is ongoing; thus, evidence of Internalization as well as Internalization-Commitment is missing. However, published objectives make clear the movement’s vision and commitments. Although it centers race, when combined with the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, BLM has uncovered the need for change related to social class as well as race and an immediate challenge for the BLM leadership is their ability to address this intersectional phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"51 1","pages":"309 - 326"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76001467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorneshia L. Thomas, George S. Stavros, Steven J. Sandage, L. Berg-Cross, E. J. Nichols
{"title":"Attachment Neuroscience and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Nonviolence Philosophy: Implications for the 21st Century and Beyond","authors":"Dorneshia L. Thomas, George S. Stavros, Steven J. Sandage, L. Berg-Cross, E. J. Nichols","doi":"10.1177/00957984211016236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984211016236","url":null,"abstract":"This article focuses on the psychology of principled nonviolent activism, specifically ideas associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence and how they are compatible with attachment theory and related areas of modern neuroscience (e.g., attachment/social neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology). The proposed Kingian Neuro-Relational Theory (KNRT) recognizes King as having a relational development approach to social justice. KNRT offers a way of understanding King’s ideas to aid research and develop strategies for reducing many forms of societal violence, with eventual outcomes of improving mental and physical health via stress reduction, and subsequent creation of a more socially just world. KNRT is an integrative, multidisciplinary approach, incorporating the philosophy of nonviolence, attachment theory, social neuroscience, ecological systems theory, and personalistic philosophy. The theory highlights developmental and clinical implications of moving beyond tactical/pragmatic nonviolent activism (nonviolent direct action) to activism via embracing nonviolence as a principled way of life (nonviolent daily interactions). This theory is building on an earlier project that conveyed how King’s philosophy of nonviolence is related to modern–day diversity and inclusion efforts.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"228 1","pages":"507 - 546"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80200249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Half-Connecting Theory: Developing African Psychology Theory in a “Radical Beginnings” Direction","authors":"Marcus D. Watson","doi":"10.1177/00957984221080964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221080964","url":null,"abstract":"In existential philosophy, “radical beginnings” refer to the task of uncovering the earliest, constitutive moments of a phenomenon’s existence. In this article, the author extends African psychology toward a radical beginnings direction by using the theory of half-connecting (HCT) to trace the origins of the African and European worldviews to the earliest stages of human development, particularly to the unconscious and physical bodies of people. The differences and tensions between the worldviews are considered traceable to their original and intimate relationship. Also African and European worldviews do not operate only in obvious instances involving race and racism but in everything humans create, including in the technologies and infrastructures in the background of everyday life. Finally, the author discusses how HCT can help therapists expand their understanding of the sources of mental and behavioral distress, which may incite new, creative thinking about how disorders are treated.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"1 1","pages":"683 - 725"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76814343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sultan A. Hubbard, B. Lakey, Shawn C. T. Jones, Jamie L. Cage
{"title":"Black Racial Identity, Perceived Support, and Mental Health Within Dyadic Relationships","authors":"Sultan A. Hubbard, B. Lakey, Shawn C. T. Jones, Jamie L. Cage","doi":"10.1177/00957984221079209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221079209","url":null,"abstract":"Black racial identity (BRI), particularly centrality and private regard, have been linked to mental health and are often theorized to reflect trait-like and situational influences. We estimated the strength of trait and dyadic relationships (a type of situation) for BRI and its links to subclinical anxiety and depression. Black university students (N = 110) rated their BRI, mental health, and perceived support when with or thinking about three relationship partners (e.g., mothers, friends). Variance components analyses estimated the strength of trait and dyadic effects. All constructs had significant trait and dyadic components. Participants with higher trait private regard and centrality reported better mental health than those with lower BRI. Additionally, BRI varied depending upon which partner was rated (dyadic effects). When a participant experienced high private regard or centrality with a partner, the participant had low subclinical depression and anxiety in that relationship. When a participant had high BRI and mental health when with a partner, the participant saw the partner as highly supportive. Findings suggest the importance of supportive others for adaptive BRI.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"12 1","pages":"772 - 793"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79158673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akbar, Wade W. Nobles, Linda JamesMeyers, Thomas A. Parham
{"title":"Ethical Standards of Black Psychologists: Revised 2021","authors":"Akbar, Wade W. Nobles, Linda JamesMeyers, Thomas A. Parham","doi":"10.1177/00957984221092823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221092823","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this document is to detail an updated version of the Ethical Standards of Black Psychologists.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"22 8 1","pages":"233 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77826664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conceptualizations of Effective Parenting: Perspectives of Religious Counselors in Ghana","authors":"Annabella Osei‐Tutu, F. Belgrave, V. Dzokoto","doi":"10.1177/00957984221077510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984221077510","url":null,"abstract":"Limited research on effective parenting and optimal child outcomes within an African, specifically Ghanaian context exists. This study examined conceptions of effective parenting from the perspective of religious counselors who are often sought by parents for parenting advice. Two research questions were addressed: (1) how do religious counselors conceptualize effective parenting; and (2) to what extent do their conceptualizations reflect current literature and research on effective parenting? Ninety-two religious counselors, 19 Muslims and 73 Christians, were recruited from four urban areas in Ghana. Participants were asked about effective parenting during individual interviews. The findings revealed three major themes and several sub-themes. The three themes were socialization and structure, positive parent-child interaction, and autonomy support. Themes about what constitute effective parenting were both consistent and inconsistent with traditional views of parenting within a Ghanaian cultural context. Findings revealed some contemporary changes of parenting in Ghana with implications for effective parenting.","PeriodicalId":47588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Black Psychology","volume":"55 1","pages":"3 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75109695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}