The Psychology of Black Women is a psychological association committed to research, scholarship, clinical practice, teaching, training, mentoring, and advocacy centered on Black women and girls.
The Psychology of Black Women
The Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Division 35), Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) began as a committee on Black women's concerns. With vision and perseverance, the committee gained a more prominent voice within Division 35, and Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) was established in 1984. As a Section, The Psychology of Black Women has its own bylaws and governance structure and has scheduled time for invited presentations at the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention.
“If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all systems of oppression.” (Combahee River Collective Statement, 1977)
Strength. Resistance.
Community. Healing.
“As a result of Black women’s place in American society, this population has a unique perspective on womanhood, Blackness, and even personhood unknown to any other oppressed groups…” (p. 287).
— Veronica G. Thomas (2004). The psychology of Black women: Studying women’s lives in context. Journal of Black Psychology, 30(3), 286-306. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798404266044
The Inaugural Psychology of Black Women Conference
December 3rd - December 4th, 2021