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August 7, 2013August 7, 2013Administrator

5 Social Justice-Themed Sessions We Loved at APA Convention

By Efua Andoh (PI Communications Staff) The 2013 APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii wrapped up over the weekend. Our colleagues at the APA Convention blog were furiously documenting a wide swath of sessions and events on topics ranging from assisting the wrongfully incarcerated to why Americans are reluctant to discuss race. Here is a rundown of […]

July 31, 2013April 14, 2015Administrator

Is It You or Is It Racist? The Insidious Impact of Microaggressions on Mental Health

By Debra Roberts, PhD (Howard University) and Sherry Molock, PhD (George Washington University) Several years ago, I was at a national psychological conference presenting several papers. I was walking through the lobby wearing an Afrocentric mud cloth jacket when a woman came up to me, handed me her tote and asked me to take her […]

July 22, 2013August 20, 2013Administrator

After the Acquittal: The Need for Honest Dialogue about Racial Prejudice and Stereotyping

By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) Psychological research shows that people often notice differences between themselves and others, but judgments about the differences can be based on biased thinking. A national uproar. George Zimmerman’s acquittal of second degree murder charges in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin has […]