I saw the explosive, powerful, and touching movie, #Selma. Selma is one of my all time favorite movies because of its touching portrayal of human complexity created within narrow psychological margins. Selma also tries to correct the cinematic over-emphasis of the over-indulgence of seeing Black history through Black male experience. The movie recasts the lives of African Americans…
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The Drip-Drip Method: I JUST CAN’T GIVE YOU MY FORGIVENESS -S1/E8
Previously on Episode 7: Miss Wilson tells ReeRee about ReeRee’s father, Becker. This is what Miss Wilson said about the enslaved Black man that she loved–“I loved your father. You may never understand but having you near me all of these years has kept my love for him in my heart. I still remember…
Stoking the Racist Imagination: Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, and The Mammy Cookie Jar
My partner and I went for lunch at a New Hampshire diner. The town where the diner is located is 85% White. The diner’s décor is supposedly based on “the original 1952 Worcester Diner Car #837.” The walls are graced with Americana kitsch; Elvis Presley statue, mason jars, the Mr. Peanut Head statue, a Hawaiian…
How To Respond To The Dreaded Half-Smile?
As many of you who know me, know that I earned my masters (1998) and doctorate (2000) in clinical psychology from the University of Rhode Island. Much of my research has focused on the causes and effects of discrimination, prejudice, identity development, and racism. For my masters thesis, for example, I examined white women and…
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