On Tuesday, April 18, dozens of students gathered in the administrative auditorium for what was distinctfully presented as the first annual black psychology forum. This production was made in part by the Department of Psychology and Century II Reading Committee. The colloquium primarily discussed issues such as the Black child development, cultural, and educational development.The guest panelists included Dr. James Johnson and Dr. Shanna Brousshard, authors of the phenomenal book, Cultural and educational Excellence Revisited: Knowing, Doing, Being, and Becoming as Though Saving the African American Child matters. While explaining the theories and research involved in developing the book, an open discussion allowed students to challenge and expand their own personal thoughts revolving African American issues by launching a question and answer period.
“I was thinking this seminar was highly informative and very well put together on behalf of the psychology department and I really hope that it can happen again every year, Brown and, Wilson did an excellent job of getting to get psychology students exposed to this social issue” says Psychology/Sociology major Pamela Kibbles. “I really look forward to this again,” she added.
According to Barnes and Nobles online book review gave Cultural and educational Excellence Revisited: Knowing, Doing, Being, and Becoming as Though Saving the African American Child Matters four out of five stars. ” It’s a really good book and I think that everyone should try to read this book to make an attempt to better the black youth of tomorrow” says Psychology minor Jerrold Phillips.