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Thomas Parham discusses his book, “The Psychology of Blacks: An African-Centered Perspective,” co-authored with Joseph White and Adisa Ajamu. Parham says that the first edition of the book was written by White in about 1984 as an introduction to black psychology. Parham believes that when people view blacks as very ghetto centric, it creates a skewed perspective of them. He talks about the African belief in the concept of the group or the tribe and recites an Ashanti proverb. Parham goes on to discuss black families and poverty, the “Nigrescence” theory by Bill Cross, African American identity, cultural competence, and creating strong black men and women.

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Claremont Colleges Library

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