Foundational Contributions of Black Scholars in Psychology

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Introduction

• Reclaiming the Past and Transforming Our Future: Introduction to the Special Issue on Foundational Contributions of Black Scholars in Psychology
  Fanita A. Tyrell, Helen A. Neville, José M. Causadias, Kevin O. Cokley, and Karlyn R. Adams-Wiggins

Race, Racism, and Racial Identity

• The Psychological Study of Race, Diversity, and Culture: Foundational Contributions of James M. Jones to Modern Theories of Racism
  Esthelle Ewusi Boisvert and Claudia Barned
• Nigrescence Theory From 1971 to 2021: The Critical Contributions of William E. Cross, Jr.
  Frank C. Worrell, Beverly J. Vandiver, and Peony E. Fhagen
• Dr. Janet E. Helms: Envisioning and Creating a More Humane Psychological Science, Theory, and Practice
  Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, and Maryam M. Jernigan
• James S. Jackson and the Program for Research on Black Americans: Contributions to Psychology and the Social Sciences
  Linda M. Chatters, Robert Joseph Taylor, Harold W. Neighbors, Phillip J. Bowman, David R. Williams, Briana Mezuk, and Cleopatra Caldwell
• From Triple Quandary to Talent Quest: The Past, Present, and Future of A. Wade Boykin’s Contributions to Psychology
  C. Malik Boykin, Sean T. Coleman, Eric A. Hurley, Gabrielle N. Tanksley, and Kenneth M. Tyler
• Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: The Legacy of Robert M. Sellers
  Amber D. Williams, Krista Maywalt Aronson, Tabbye M. Chavous, Deanna Y. Cooke, Ciara Smalls Glover, Lori S. Hoggard, Laura Kohn-Wood, Chase L. Lesane-Brown, R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy, Pamela P. Martin, Stephanie J. Rowley, Eleanor K. Seaton, Mia A. Smith-Bynum, Daryl A. Wout, Tiffany Yip, and Enrique W. Neblett Jr.

Decolonial, Liberation, and African Psychologies

• Contributions of African-Centered (Africentric) Psychology: A Call for Inclusion in APA-Accredited Graduate Psychology Program Curriculum
  Olufunke O. R. Awosogba, Stacey M. Jackson, J. Robina Onwong’a, Kevin O. Cokley, Andrea Holman, and Shannon E. McClain
• La Lutte Continue: Louis Mars and the Genesis of Ethnopsychiatry
  Evan Auguste, Garrick Beauliere, Deborah Jenson, Joanne LeBrun, and Judite Blanc
• Sociopolitical Development: A History and Overview of a Black Liberatory Approach to Youth Development
  Elan C. Hope, Nkemka Anyiwo, Gordon J. M. Palmer, Josefina Bañales, and Chauncey D. Smith
• “The World Looks Like This From Here”: Kopano Ratele’s African Psychology
  Peace Kiguwa

Black Children, Youth, and Families

• Looking Within: Elevating Black Scholarly Contributions to Empirical Approaches in Developmental Science
  Isabelle M. Elisha, Juliana E. Karras, and Martin D. Ruck
• Spencer’s Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST): Charting Its Origin and Impact
  Michael Cunningham, Dena Phillips Swanson, Joseph Youngblood II, Eleanor K. Seaton, Samantha Francois, and Christopher Ashford
• Honoring Foundational Black Psychologists’ Contributions to Research on Black Fathers
  Shauna M. Cooper, Alvin Thomas, Justin Harty, Shedrick Garrett, Qiana Cryer-Coupet, Marketa Burnett, Margarett McBride, and David Pate
• From Chat Rooms to Classrooms and TikToks Too: Dr. Brendesha Tynes’ Contributions to the Study of Race and Development in Digital Contexts
  Ashley M. Stewart, Ashley D. Maxie-Moreman, Joshua Schuschke, Fantasy T. Lozada, and Aireale J. Rodgers

Intersectional Perspectives

• Novel Methodologies Using History to Document the Effects of African American Sexual Trauma: Perspectives of Gail E. Wyatt, PhD
  Gail E. Wyatt, Tamra Burns Loeb, Michele Cooley-Strickland, Dorothy Chin, Lance E. Wyatt, and Amber M. Smith-Clapham
• Contributions of Black Psychology Scholars to Models of Racism and Health: Applying Intersectionality to Center Black Women
  Jioni A. Lewis
• Black Sexual and Gender Diverse Scholars’ Contributions to Psychology
  Jonathan M. Lassiter, J. Garrett-Walker, Kainaat Anwar, Ashley S. Foye, and Lourdes D. Follins

Organizations and Places

• Righting the Historical Record: Highlighting the Significant Contributions of Black Psychologists in American Schools
  Sharon Tettegah, Alison Cerezo, Terrance Wooten, and DeLeon L. Gray
• Amplifying Black Excellence in Industrial–Organizational Psychology
  Enrica N. Ruggs, Alison V. Hall, Horatio D. Traylor, and Larissa R. Garcia