The current Special Issue focuses on the role counseling psychology can play in the dismantling of anti-Black racism. This introduction provides a brief review of the articles in the Special Issue and highlights the Society of Counseling Psychology's ongoing committment to the dismantling and eradication of anti-Black racism.
American Psychological Association. (2021a). Apology to People of Color for APA’s role in promoting, perpetuating, and failing to challenge racism, racial discrimination, and human hierarchy in U.S. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/resolution-racism-apology.pdf
AnsaraY. G. (2020). Building an anti-oppressive community of practice: Moving from lip service to liberation through belonging. Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, 8(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.71233
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AugusteE.BowdringM.KasparekS. W.McPheeJ.TabachnickA. R.TungI.Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED)GalánC. A. (2023). Psychology’s contributions to anti-Blackness in the United States within psychological research, criminal justice, and mental health. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(6) 1282–1305. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221141374
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BogenK. W.O’ShaughnessyT.Shodiya-ZeumaultS. (2023). Introduction to anti-racist feminist practice, advocacy, and activism special issue. Women & Therapy, 46(3), 199–208. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2023.2280419
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Britt-SpellsA. M.SlebodnikM.SandsL. P.RollockD. (2018). Effects of perceived discrimination on depressive symptoms among Black men residing in the United States: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(1), 52–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988315624509
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BrownJ. D. (2019). Anti-oppressive counseling and psychotherapy: Action for personal and social change. Routledge.
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BuchananN. T.PerezM.PrinsteinM. J.ThurstonI. B. (2021). Upending racism in psychological science: Strategies to change how science is conducted, reported, reviewed, and disseminated. American Psychologist, 76(7), 1097–1112. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000905
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CarterR. T.PieterseA. L.WilliamsC. B. (2005). The decline of eurocentric dominance in counseling and psychology: A summary and reflections on the impact of multiple perspectives. In CarterR. T. (Ed.). Handbook of racial cultural psychology and counseling (pp. 414–422). Wiley & Sons.
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CazenaveN. A. (2018). Killing African Americans: Police and vigilante violence as a racial control mechanism. Routledge.
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ClaytonD. M.MooreS. E.Jones-EversleyS. D. (2021). A historical analysis of racism within the US presidency: Implications for African Americans and the political process. Journal of African American Studies, 25(3), 383–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-021-09543-5
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FrenchB. H.LewisJ. A.MosleyD. VAdamesH. YChavez-DueñasN. YChenG. A.NevilleH. A. (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of Color. The Counseling Psychologist, 48(1), 14–46. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000019843506
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HargonsC.MosleyD.FalconerJ.FaloughiR.SinghA.Stevens-WatkinsD.CokleyK. (2017). Black Lives Matter: A call to action for counseling psychology leaders. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(6), 873–901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000017733048
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HelmsJ. E. (2015). Taking action against racism in a post-racism era: The origins and almost demise of an idea. The Counseling Psychologist, 43(1), 138–145. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000014564250
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Johnson-AgbakwuC. E.AliN. S.OxfordC. M.WingoS.ManinE.CoonrodD. V. (2020). Racism, COVID-19, and health inequity in the USA: A call to action. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(1), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00928-y
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KerneyM. A.HargonsC. N.PetersonR.CannonB.Stevens-WatkinsD.BurnetttC.Higgins-HordL. (2024). “The state of your psyche”: Black conceptualization of mental health. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(4), 522–550. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241230556
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KeumB. T.NguyenM. M. G.AhnL. H.WongM. J.WongL. J.MillerM. J. (2024). Fostering Asian American emerging adults’ advocacy against anti-Black racism through digital storytelling. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(4), 581–613. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241227994
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KimB. S. K.AtkinsonD. R.UmemotoD. (2001). Asian cultural values and the counseling process: Current knowledge and directions for future research. The Counseling Psychologist, 29(4), 570–603. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000001294006
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MarkinR. D.KivlighanM.Pérez-RojasA. E.PhelpsR. (2023). Introduction to special section: Addressing racism, anti-blackness, and racial trauma in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 60(1), 24–26. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000470
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McClainP. D. (2022). Trump and racial equality in America? No pretense at all! In The Trump Administration (pp. 59–76). Routledge.
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Moore-LobbanS. J. (2023). Dismantling anti-Black racism with unapologetic boldness: Redefining our values and living them out loud. The Counseling Psychologist, 51(8), 1128–1148. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000231205075
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O’Leary WileyM. (2021). It takes a village: Engaging with solidarity in practice, anti-Black racism work, advocacy, and education. The Counseling Psychologist, 49(8), 1188–1198. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000211039557
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PieterseA. L.LewisJ. A.MillerM. J. (2023). Dismantling and eradicating anti-Blackness and systemic racism. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(3), 235–243. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000660
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PieterseA. L.ToddN. R.NevilleH. A.CarterR. T. (2012). Perceived racism and mental health among Black American adults: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026208
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ReynoldsA. L. (2022). Grasping at the root: Transforming counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(8), 1126–1149. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000221125419
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RoncoroniJ.TuckerC. M. (2024). Radical healing community-based participatory research to eliminate health disparities. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(4), 551–580.
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SinghA. (2020). Building a counseling psychology of liberation: The path behind us, under us, and before us. The Counseling Psychologist, 48(8), 1109–1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000020959007
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SostreJ. P.AbreuR. L.LockettG. M.VincentD.MosleyD. V. (2024). “I’m going to be visible because… that’s what’s gonna help other people like me”: Young Black trans and gender diverse people’s experiences in activism work. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(4), 614–649. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241229232
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SueD. W.CarterR. T.CasasJ. M.FouadN. A.IveyA. E.JensenM.PonterottoJ. G.Vazquez-NutallE. (1998). Multicultural counseling competencies: Individual and organizational development (Vol. 11). Sage Publications.
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WashingtonH. A. (2006). Medical apartheid: The dark history of medical experimentation on Black Americans from colonial times to the present. Doubleday Books.
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WilcoxM. M.Pérez-RojasA. E.MarksL. R.ReynoldsA. L.SuhH. N.FloresL. Y.McCubbinL.Wilkins-YelK.MillerM. J. (2024). Structural competencies: Re-grounding counseling psychology in antiracist and decolonial praxis. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(4), 650–691. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241231029
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WilcoxM. M.Reid MarksL.FranksD. N.DavisR. P.MossT. (2024). Are training programs addressing anti-Black racism and White supremacy? A descriptive analysis. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(1), 124–157. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000231214282
WuH. H.GallagherR. J.AlshaabiT.AdamsJ. L.MinotJ. R.ArnoldM. V.WellsB. F.HarpR.DoddsP. S.DanforthC. M. (2023). Say their names: Resurgence in the collective attention toward Black victims of fatal police violence following the death of George Floyd. Plos One, 18(1), e0279225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279225
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YiJ.NevilleH. A.ToddN. R.MekawiY. (2023). Ignoring race and denying racism: A meta-analysis of the associations between colorblind racial ideology, anti-Blackness, and other variables antithetical to racial justice. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(3), 258–275. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000618
