Journal of Black Psychology
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The Journal of Black Psychology is a quarterly psychology journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...

 published by the Association of Black Psychologists
Association of Black Psychologists
The Association of Black Psychologists is a professional association of African American psychologists founded in 1968 in San Francisco, with regional chapters throughout the United States. It publishes the Journal of Black Psychology. Its main offices are in Washington, DC.-Beginnings of the...

. The journal was founded in 1974 and publishes original research in a wide variety of areas:
  • African-centered psychology
  • Counseling and clinical psychology
  • Psychology of black children
  • Therapeutic interventions
  • Personality
  • Education
  • Health and social behavior
  • Life span and family issues
  • Diversity in African cultures
  • Organizational psychology


The journal has provided a forum for the exploration of the psychology of black peoples. Its current editor in chief is Shawn Utsey of Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

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Volume 34.3 (2008) was devoted to the 40th anniversary of the Association of Black Psychologists. Recent issues include essays such as "Relationships Between Exposure to Rap Music Videos and Attitudes Toward Relationships Among African American Youth" (Yaphet Bryant), "Correlates of Substance Use in Relation to Sexual Behavior in Black Gay and Bisexual Men: Implications for HIV Prevention" (Leo Wilton), and "Black Football Players on a Predominantly White College Campus: Psychosocial and Emotional Realities of the Black College Athlete Experience" (Mickey C. Melendez).

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