Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism: A practical model to prevent and resist racial trauma.

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 1-16

  Mosley, Della V ^a   Hargons, Candice N ^b   Meiller, Carolyn ^b   Angyal, Blanka ^b   Wheeler, Paris ^b   Davis, Candice ^b   Stevens Watkins, Danelle ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

activism; anti Black racism; Black Lives Matter; critical consciousness; racial trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85084419812     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000430     Document Type: Article

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