Jeffery Scott Mio Since we did not have a face-to-face APA Convention this year, we were not able to hold our “Meet the Past Presidents” program in our hospitality suite. That was the main item on which I was working, although since the APA Convention, I have been working on Read more…
Thema Bryant-Davis & Egypt Leithman Pepperdine University In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist. ~Angela Davis Historical and contemporary racial trauma, including ancestral wounds and the current-day range of microaggressions and large scale terroristic hate crimes, require healing intervention psychologically, spiritually, and Read more…
Grace A. Chen, Jioni A. Lewis, Helen A. Neville, Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Bryana H. French, & Della V. Mosley To date, over 200,000 people in the United States (U.S.) have died as a result of complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Black, Indigenous, and People of Read more…
Alvin N. Alvarez Past President “I’m forced to be an optimist.” ~James Baldwin In a time literally and metaphorically on fire – whether it’s the literal fires burning around the world as Mother Earth cries out in pain, the flames of White supremacy burning ever hotter, or the COVID inferno Read more…
Art Blume President Hello, everyone, my hope is that you and your families remain well. I confess to a great deal of personal trepidation in writing this column, at a time when circumstances seem overwhelming and words are failing me. As I have struggled to write this column, my thoughts Read more…
The Division 45 Fellows Committee is seeking applications from Division 45 members as candidates for Fellow status. The American Psychological Association (APA) grants Fellow status as an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Division 45 Fellows must meet Read more…
In response to widespread reports of Covid-19 discrimination against Asian Americans, the Div 45 Anti-Asian Discrimination Task Force partnered with members of the Asian American Psychological Association to develop a public education campaign to educate Asian American families about how to discuss these issues with family members and communities, how Read more…
BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya Brakins Consulting & Psychological Services, LLCThe African American Child Wellness Institute, Inc. There is an African proverb that goes: “One should not go hunting when one’s house is on fire.” When there is a fire, things around us become difficult to see, and the bellows of smoke make Read more…
Joseph E. Trimble and Josephine Tan On May 13, 2020 we lost a great warrior for leadership, equity, and diversity. The outpouring of shock and sadness from so many people showed how many lives Jean Lau Chin had touched, and how greatly admired and loved she was, not only for Read more…