Meet Marcayah, author of "Don't be a Bully"
She became an author after she decided to follow in her mother's footsteps. Aside from writing, Marcayah says she would like to be a teacher, doctor, or beautician when she gets older. (keep reading)
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Why Dr. Umar Ifatunde's FDMG Academy is the Most Requested School in America
Saint Paul's College is a historically Black college in Lawrenceville, Virginia opened in 1888 by James Solomon Russell, freed slave and friend of Booker T. Washington. The school started with a dozen students and gained a steady enrollment over time. St. Paul's last graduating class was in June 2013. (read more)
Celebrating African-American Authors
African-American or Black: Which do you prefer? We asked these authors do they prefer to be called "Black" or "African-American" and here's what they had to say.
Click on each author's photo to read their full bio.
Click on each author's photo to read their full bio.
Is overdiagnosis a factor of racism or capitalism?
Diagnosing ADHD & ID in African-American ChildrenDr. Umar Johnson, a licensed psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania who specializes in early childhood assessments indicates that there is a very high prevalence of ADHD diagnosis in African-American boys in public schools that is mostly linked to environmental causes, that he has coined, “Ain’t No Daddy at Home Disorder.”
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Current Research ProjectsBlack Men's Dating Preferences International
Black Identity Survey Cross-Cultural/International
Do Black Lives Matter Cross-Cultural/International |
How should defiant behaviors be treated in the classroom?
Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Children and Adolescents"Despite advances in the DSM-5 to make the criteria more specific and reliable, the current conceptualization of Oppositional Defiant Disorder is purported to be too general and broad in nature, making it easier to over-diagnose children and adolescents who wouldn’t otherwise meet the criteria" |
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