Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...

What can an African American therapist help with? An African American therapist can help clients of all races address their mental health, but having an African American therapist can be ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

St. Elmo Brady (1884-1966) was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the U.S. After receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1916, ...

Hammond, Janice H., A. Kamau Massey, and Mayra G. Garza. "African American Inequality in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-046, September 2019. (Revised December 2022.) ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

My areas of focus include psychological assessment, counseling therapy with pediatric, adolescent and adult clients, and African American psychology for clients with autism spectrum disorders ...