Black Psychology Matters

Race and Ethnicity

The Politics of Black Hair

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on December 12, 2023

Education, not laws, is needed to change discriminatory attitudes about Black hair.

Race and Ethnicity

The End of Race-Based Affirmative Action

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on June 30, 2023

Personal Perspective: In the midst of public debate about the end of affirmative action, an unspoken belief driving the debate is that Black people are intellectually inferior.

Trauma

The Impact on Black Americans of Viewing Police Violence

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on March 29, 2023

In the Black community, one does not have to be the direct target of police violence to be victimized or traumatized by it.

Race and Ethnicity

How Policing Culture Supercedes Race

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on January 28, 2023

Does the race of the Memphis police officers matter? For Black people, it is an extra layer of pain.

Bipolar Disorder

The Self-Destruction of Kanye West

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on October 28, 2022

Personal Perspective: Why Kanye West's untreated anti-Blackness must be addressed.

Psychology

The Inevitability That Is Black Migration

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on September 9, 2022

The invisible Black migrant and Black psychology as a path to visibility.

Spirituality

Black to the Roots: Reclaiming Spirituality to Promote Self-Care

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on March 9, 2022

Celebrate your spirit and discover how to continue to do so while honoring your African ancestral roots.

Bias

Promoting Black Mental Health and Wellness

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on February 21, 2022

Is it divisive to talk about racism in schools? We should validate the lived experiences of Black and minoritized people.

Psychology

Black Psychology’s Relationship With Critical Race Theory

Kevin Cokley Ph.D. on September 2, 2021

Is it possible to separate my lived experience as a Black man from my professional identity as a psychologist? Critical race theory suggests why I should not do this.