The development of concepts and theories in African/Black psychology has been documented (Jones, 2006) in an attempt to highlight and preserve the intellectual history and institutional memory of African/Black psychology This cursory review of the psychological literature attempts to fill that void by examining some of the major issues, concepts, and themes addressed in African/Black psychology, as well as identifying a few neglected areas and offering suggestions for future research directions in the discipline. The absence leaves a void in the literature for those seeking an accurate account of the ideas that shape contemporary Black thought. Yet the impact of these contributions made by Black psychologists have often been marginalized and rendered invisible within the overall context of Black intellectual thought. An impressive body of psychological literature exists that attests to the amount of intellectual labor put forth by Black psychologists in developing and implementing unique approaches to understanding people of African descent.
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