Association of Black Psychologists

The Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) is a

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 research including hundreds of books and thousands of articles. The ABPsi has continued to orient itself toward actively addressing the problems facing black communities and challenging myths of black inferiority that persist in mainstream psychology.^[10] The ABPsi aided in the formation of many other associations of Black professionals, joining in an inter-disciplinary effort to further the struggles of African-Americans.^[11] While the ABPsi has achieved greater recognition within mainstream psychology, the critiques levied by its founders can be clearly seen in the ascendant field of cultural psychology.^[12] Within the past few years, the ABPsi has been able to launch programs to certify specialists in the practice of "African-centered psychology".^[13] Through these programs, practitioners are trained to tend to the specific needs of those of African ancestry.

Past presidents

Past presidents of the Association of Black Psychologists include the following:^[14]

• Charles W. Thomas, Ph.D. (1968–1969)
• Robert Green, Ph.D. (1968–1969)
• Henry Tomes, Ph.D. (1969–1970)
• Robert L. Williams, Ph.D. (1969–1970)
• Stanley Crockett, Ph.D. (1970–1971)
• Reginald L. Jones, Ph.D. (1971–1972)
• James S. Jackson, Ph.D. (1972–1973)
• Thomas O. Hilliard, Ph.D.(1973–1974)
• George D. Jackson, Ph.D. (1974–1975)
• William Hayes, Ph.D. (1975–1976)
• Ruth E.G. King, Ed.D (1976–1977)
• Maisha Bennett, Ph.D. (1978–1979)
• Joseph Awkard, Ph.D. (1979–1980)
• Daniel Williams, Ph.D. (1980–1981)
• David Terrell, Ph.D. (1981–1982)
• Joseph A. Baldwin, Ph.D. (1982–1983)
• William K. Lyles, Ph.D. (1983–1984)
• W. Monty Whitney, Ph.D. (1984–1985)
• Melvin Rogers, Ph.D. (1985–1986)
• Halford Fairchild, Ph.D. (1986–1987)
• Na'im Akbar, Ph.D. (1987–1988)
• Dennis E. Chestnut, Ph.D. (1988–1989)
• Suzanne Randolph, Ph.D.(1989–1990)
• Linda James Myers, Ph.D. (1990–1991)
• Timothy R. Moragne, Psy.D. (1991–1992)
• Maisha Hamilton Bennett, Ph.D. (1992–1993)
• Anna M. Jackson, Ph.D. (1993–1994)
• Wade Nobles, Ph.D. (1994–1995)
• Thomas A. Parham
  , Ph.D. (1995–1996)
• Frederick B. Phillips, Psy.D. (1996–1997)
• Kamau Dana Dennard, Ph.D. (1997–1998)
• Afi Samella Abdullah, Ph.D. (1998–1999)
• Mawiya Kambon, Ph.D. (1999–2000)
• Anthony Young, Ph.D.(2000–2001)
• Mary E. Hargrow, Ph.D. (2001–2002)
• Harvette Grey, Ph.D. (2002–2003)
• Willie S. Williams, Ph.D. (2003–2004)
• James E. Savage, Ph.D. (2004–2005)
• Robert Atwell, Psy.D. (2005–2007)
• Dorothy A. Holmes, Ph.D. (2007–2009)
• Benson George Cooke, Ed.D. (2009-2011)
• Cheryl Tawede Grills, Ph.D. (2011-2013)
• Taasogle Daryl Rowe, Ph.D. (2013-2015)
• Kevin Washington, Ph.D. (2015-2017)
• Huberta Jackson-Lowman, Ph.D. (2017–2019)
• Theopia Jackson, Ph.D, (2019–2021)

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