The Origins of African-American psychology / Na’Im Akbar ; interviewed by Bari Scott and Paris Williams.

Dr. Na’Im Akbar, a clinical psychologist at the Department of Psychology and Black Studies at Florida State University, examines the roots of the African-American mind set. His objective is to unlock the mental, physical and spiritual potential of African-Americans which is repressed because of the oppression of slavery and contemporary public views of racial inferiority. He argues that it is important for African-Americans to become familiar with their history — especially their African history — and to link up with African concepts of spirituality instead of accepting the Euramerican perspective which rejects such perspectives.|THE ORIGINS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY / Na’Im Akbar| interviewed by Bari Scott and Paris Williams. – Dr. Na’Im Akbar, a clinical psychologist at the Department of Psychology and Black Studies at Florida State University, examines the roots of the African-American mind set. His objective is to unlock the mental, physical and spiritual potential of African-Americans which is repressed because of the oppression of slavery and contemporary public views of racial inferiority. He argues that it is important for African-Americans to become familiar with their history–especially their African history–and to link up with African concepts of spirituality instead of accepting the Euramerican perspective which rejects such perspectives. – BROADCAST: KPFA, 4 Feb. 1987.