Black Psychology Program at CIIS (BPP@CIIS)

BPP@CIIS 2020 – 2021 Sacred Closing Ceremony

On Friday, 14th May 2021 we celebrated the ancestors work via the Black Psychology Program at CIIS (BPP@CIIS). This sacred closing ceremony was organized by BPP@CIIS Program Assistant, La Tronda Lumpkins, MFT, MBA, Program Student Worker, Shameeka Smalling (Transformative Studies Doctoral Student), with support of Jegnaship Cohort participants, Ahsabi-Monique Burris (Expressive Arts Therapy student), Dr. Sam Grant (Transformative Studies Doctoral graduate), and beloved CIIS community members and friends. Special shout out to Rachel Bryant, MA (Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion) for her decades-plus support .

Here is a link to the Zoom Recording of the BPP@CIIS Sacred Closing Ceremony

Sankofa Praxis: How to Cultivate Your Calabash of Jegnaship

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY)
The Reimagining Black Mental Health Conference, on March 31st will be a space for organizations and community members to think deeply about mental health while exploring the barriers and tools to accessing wellness for Black communities across the diaspora. 
Please attend the live event on March 31st from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Pacific time to participate in 3 short presentations and 2 group discussion sessions. You can also engage with speakers through a series of breakout session videos posted on the RJOY website. Each speaker will share a different perspective on mental health, for example, Black Mental Health and African spirituality.  #blackmentalhealth #wellness #sankofapraxis #abpsi

Sankofa Praxis

Dissertation Oral Defense – October 8th, 2020

SANKOFA PRAXIS—AN AFRICENTRIC META-THEORY OF SANKOFA AND JEGNASHIP—AS A RECLAMATION OF AFRICENTRIC EPISTEME, PSYCHOLOGY, SPIRITNESS AND PERSONHOOD: A SCHOLARLY PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF CULTURAL RETRIEVAL, ALIGNMENT, AND ACTUALIZATION