Association of Black Psychologists

Association of Black Psychologists The ABPsi's mission is the liberation of the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit.

Our Mission
The Association of Black Psychologists sees its mission and destiny as the liberation of the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit. Purpose of the Association
1. The Association is organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including but not limited to:

2. promoting and advancing the profession of African Psychology
influencing and affecting social change

3. developing programs whereby psychologists of African descent (hereafter known as Black Psychologists) can assist in solving problems of Black communities and other ethnic groups

Community Standards
We work hard to make the Association of Black Psychologists page and all of our social media platforms a protected place for our community. We will remove all racist comments and comments that cause harm. If you see any harmful comments, please share them with us. Content that violates FB’s community standards will be removed. https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/objectionable_content

📣 ABPsi National Sawubona Healing Circles currently being offered under ABPsi’s national programming.Join us for cultura...
01/23/2026

📣 ABPsi National Sawubona Healing Circles currently being offered under ABPsi’s national programming.

Join us for culturally grounded Sawubona Healing Circles that address racial trauma, societal stressors, and community challenges, including ABPsi National Support Circles at Yale and ABPsi UK-based circles providing support in response to the Jamaica crisis.

Register: linktr.ee/TheABPsi





01/23/2026

The CABP Foundational Course 2026 is more than training, this is a transformation.

A deepened understanding of self.
An affirmation of our nature as spirit.
Clarity about who you are and what you are becoming.

Learn more and register:
🔗bit.ly/cabp2026



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We share the transition of Dr. Charles Sumner Finch III, who has joined the Ancestors. A physician, historian, and uncom...
01/22/2026

We share the transition of Dr. Charles Sumner Finch III, who has joined the Ancestors. A physician, historian, and uncompromising African scholar, Dr. Finch devoted his life to restoring African knowledge in medicine, history, and the science of African/Black Psychology. His disciplined scholarship and teachings continue to guide and inform our collective work.

We are profoundly grateful for his life’s work and the intellectual inheritance he leaves with us. We extend comfort and peace to his family and to all who walked closely with him.

—The Association of Black Psychologists, Inc.

A few of his books that profoundly influenced readers:
▶African Origins of Major Western Religions
▶The Star of Deep Beginnings
▶African Background to Medical Science

🔗Guest Book: https://legcy.co/462VFUs


Stay connected with ABPsi! 📣 Whether in person or online, our events and updates bring us together to unite, uplift, and...
01/16/2026

Stay connected with ABPsi! 📣 Whether in person or online, our events and updates bring us together to unite, uplift, and strengthen our community.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3wx6q2A or click the link in our bio to learn more and explore the latest happenings.



As February approaches, PsychDiscourse invites reflection in recognition of Black History Month and commemorate A Centur...
01/16/2026

As February approaches, PsychDiscourse invites reflection in recognition of Black History Month and commemorate A Century of Black History Commemorations, this year’s national theme marking 100 years of organized Black history observances and celebration.

This month, PsychDiscourse invites submissions that explore Black history as a living and evolving force rooted in African-centered values, cultural wisdom, and liberation. In alignment with the 2026 ABPsi Conference theme, Illuminating the African Spirit, we encourage reflections on Black legacy, love, identity, and community care.

Please submit articles or short videos for consideration by January 27, 2026.

🔗Submissions: bit.ly/abpsiuplift

We also welcome submissions recognizing other February observances and themes, including:

▶︎Black History Month
▶︎LGBTQ+ History Month
▶︎Valentine’s Day and Black Love as Liberation
▶︎Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (February 24–March 2)
▶︎Ramadan (February 17–March 19)

Submission Guidelines:
Articles should be 500 to 1500 words and written for both academic and general audiences (Arial 12 pt).

Deadline: by January 27, 2026.

*Prospective authors must create an account on PsychDiscourse Online and submit a 50-word author bio. 🔗psychdiscourse.com/register

Need assistance email: Servicedesk@abpsi.org

📣Become an ABPsi member for member-only updates and priority notices.

01/15/2026

Martin Luther King Jr. warned against adjusting to injustice and normalizing harm. That refusal echoed across 1968, a year marked by organized resistance and public confrontation.

The newspaper featured here documents the protest at the American Psychological Association that gave birth to the Association of Black Psychologists in 1968. In that moment, Black psychologists refused accommodation within systems that pathologized our people and instead organized to build something new.

Rooted in Our Story affirms that this refusal became institution, scholarship, and practice. Through African-centered psychology, Black psychologists carried liberation into the science of the mind and into responsibility for the well-being of our people.

ABPsi honors this lineage by carrying the work forward.

We invite our community to also engage with ongoing commemorations and educational events hosted by The King Center as part of this shared legacy.

🔗https://thekingcenter.org/events

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Calling All Jegnas! | Jegnaship is a cornerstone of ABPsi’s intergenerational responsibility and leadership tradition. W...
01/12/2026

Calling All Jegnas! | Jegnaship is a cornerstone of ABPsi’s intergenerational responsibility and leadership tradition. We are inviting both returning Jegnas and new mentors to step forward and continue this vital work of guidance, protection, and cultivation of our next generation.

At the same time, we are calling on students and emerging professionals who are seeking culturally grounded mentorship to connect with the Jegnaship program and learn how this relationship can support their growth, clarity, and commitment to African-centered psychology.

Apply and Learn More Here:

🔗https://bit.ly/jegnaship


Remembering Dr. Robert C. Evans ❤️ Dear ABPsi Family, With deep sadness, we share the passing of Dr. Robert C. Evans, wh...
01/09/2026

Remembering Dr. Robert C. Evans ❤️ Dear ABPsi Family, With deep sadness, we share the passing of Dr. Robert C. Evans, who died unexpectedly on December 31, 2025. A proud ABPsi member and lifelong scholar and healer, his legacy lives on through the lives he touched and the work he devoted himself to.

We invite you to share details of his services for those who wish to attend.

🔗Zoom Access Link and info: https://bit.ly/robertcevans

Viewing
Friday, January 9, 2026
3:00 – 7:00 PM CT
A. A. Rayner Funeral Home
318 E. 71st Street, Chicago, IL

Funeral Service
Saturday, January 10, 2026
10:00 AM CT
Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church
600 E. 35th Street, Chicago, IL

Burial
Immediately following the service at Oakwood Cemetery

Repast
Following the burial, back at Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church

Flowers can be sent to A. A. Rayner Funeral Home
318 E. 71st Street, Chicago, IL and donations may be sent to The Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Research Foundation

ABPsi Events and Happenings | Three January Events You Do Not Want to Miss🔗https://bit.ly/abpsieventsJanuary calls us ba...
01/08/2026

ABPsi Events and Happenings | Three January Events You Do Not Want to Miss

🔗https://bit.ly/abpsievents

January calls us back into alignment, study, and collective responsibility.
This month, ABPsi is convening three intentional spaces grounded in African-centered psychology, cultural memory, and the well-being of our people.

These are opportunities to deepen practice, strengthen community, and move with purpose into the year ahead.

Stay connected. Show up prepared.
Our work continues in January.





01/07/2026

Habari Gani, The CABP Leadership team is pleased to connect with you and to announce that registration is now open for the CABP Foundational Course 2026: Foundations in African Black Psychology, beginning February 28, 2026.

🔗 https://bit.ly/cabp2026

We look forward to your participation as we continue advancing the science and practice of African/Black Psychology.

The CABP Foundation Course 2026: Foundations of African/Black Psychology (Foundational Cohort II) is a core entry point into the Certification in African/Black Psychology (CABP). The course offers a focused examination of the African/Black psychological tradition and its application within contemporary professional contexts.

Designed as an introductory step toward full certification, this cohort grounds participants in the foundational theories, principles, and cultural frameworks that define African/Black Psychology as both a science and a praxis. It is intended for individuals committed to advancing African/Black Psychology and progressing toward CABP certification.

Take your first step toward a deeper understanding of African/Black psychological principles.

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01/05/2026

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Habari Gani?Today, on Kuumba—Creativity, we honor the sacred responsibility to leave our communities more beautiful and ...
12/31/2025

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Today, on Kuumba—Creativity, we honor the sacred responsibility to leave our communities more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited them.

Featuring Queen Mother Leanora Erica Mims, a Cornell University–educated quilter and STEM educator, and a 5th-generation quilter in her family, this Creating Zola Mondays conversation centers quilting as Afrikan/Black cultural memory—where storytelling, resistance, education, and healing converge.

Through cloth, color, rhythm, and symbol, quilting becomes an act of Kuumba: transforming pain into pattern, memory into meaning, and creativity into collective care. Long before academic language existed for trauma and healing, Black women stitched truth into fabric—refusing silence and safeguarding spirit.

This is Black psychology in practice.
This is creativity as liberation.
This is legacy stitched forward.

Creating Zola Mondays | January 5 @ 1PM, EST

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About The ABPsi

The Association of Black Psychologists (The ABPsi) was founded in 1968 by a group of Black Psychologists, led by Joseph White, who were disaffected by the benign and malignant neglect of the American Psychological Association.

The purposes of The ABPsi are to counter racism in psychology and to promote Black Psychology as a more accurate portrayal of the human condition. The ABPsi has authored dozens of position papers on issue of importance to its members and the general public. The ABPsi supports graduate and undergraduate students in psychology.

The scholarly arm of The ABPsi is manifested in The Journal of Black Psychology, published in collaboration with Sage Publications and now in its 46th year (in 2020). The ABPsi also publishes PsychDiscourse: NewsJournal of The Association of Black Psychologists that provides news and views of the Association’s membership.

Visit The ABPsi at www.abpsi.org.