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When Trauma Hits Home: Suicide in the Black Community
Cheryl Grills, Ph.d., Josette Banks, Ph.d., Kimani Norrington-sands, Ph.d., Theopia R. Jackson, Ph.d., Shantell L. Steve. Sc.m, Mia Clark, B.A. On Behalf of the National Cares Mentoring Movement in Collaboration with The Association of Black Psychologists Presented at...
National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc. Celebration of an African Life
Longtime social worker Joe Benton Joins the Ancestors. Nana Joe E. Benton August 10, 1946 - August 8, 2021 Our beloved Joe Elbert Benton, Jr made his transition to join the ancestors on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the age of 74. Born on August 10, 1946, in Chattanooga,...
CHN awarded a MacArthur Foundation 2021 Equitable Recovery Grant
Editor’s Note: Congrats to the Community Healing Network (CHN) from the Institute of the Black World 21st Century! CHN is an affiliated organization of IBW21 Black Family Summit. Today, July 27, 2021, the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation announced approximately $80 million in awards in support of the Foundation’s Equitable Recovery initiative, centered on advancing racial and ethnic justice. With thanks to God and ancestors, we at Community Healing Network, Inc.,…
Knowledge Cypher Discuss Culturally Responsive Mental Health Resources
February 17, 2021 7:00 PM ET — Knowledge Cypher’s panel of Black Health professionals discusses erasing the stigma of mental health in the Black community. Topic: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Resources.
Dr. Patricia Newton, Rest in power tribute
Honoring Dr. Patricia Newton. We pour libation for Dr. Patricia A. Newton, an African-centered psychiatrist, traditionalist, elder, & our dear sister in honor of her passing and her life. Her spirit will live on eternally through her contributions to getting our people’s minds right. About Dr. Patricia A. Newton Dr. Patricia A. Newton was an internationally acclaimed psychiatrist, thought leader, scholar, lecturer, published author, pioneer, and traditional Ghanaian Royal. Above…
Five elder BLM activists arrested in Alabama: Black Family Summit Responds
July 21, 2020 The Honorable Steven Reed, Mayor, City of Montgomery 103 North Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Mr. Ernest Finley, Chief, Montgomery Police Department 320 North Ripley Street Montgomery, Alabama 36106 Dear Mayor Reed and Officer Finley: We, the...
Five elder BLM activists arrested in Alabama: Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Responds
July 20, 2020 The Honorable Steven Reed Mayor, City of Montgomery, AL Mr. Ernest Finley Chief, Montgomery Police Department Dear Mayor Reed and Chief Finley, Well over 40 years ago, a few of us, seriously engaged in the continuing struggle for liberation of people of...
Fighting to Save Lives in Alabama
SOS and Black Lives Matters Leaders Voluntarily Appear to be Arrested. All Five SOS and Black Lives Matter Turned Selves in to Montgomery Police Montgomery, AL, July 20, 2020 – All five leaders of SOS, the Save OurSelves Movement for Justice and Democracy, and Black...
IBW21 Black Family Summit Launches a Listening Line for First Responders & Essential Workers
New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area — The Institute of the Black World 21st Century announced that the Black Family Summit, which the organization convenes, has developed a culturally responsive helpline for first responders and essential workers. The Community Cares Listening Line will provide emotional support and resource information in critical areas of need. This initiative seeks to address the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on African Americans and people…
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. and McCormick Theological Seminary Launch the Center for Reparative Justice, Transformation and Remediation
Public Education, Leadership Curricula and Public Policy Are Among Focus Areas Chicago, Illinois - Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC) and McCormick Theological Seminary (McCormick) are pleased to announce the formation of the Center for Reparative Justice,...