50th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
Support the mission and work of NYABPsi through making a donation to our NYABPsi for Social Justice and Students GoFundMe Campaign! This is a great way to support if you cannot make the gala event!
Become a Sponsor!
Make history by becoming a NYABPsi 50th Anniversary Sponsor! You can help NYABPsi continue to carry out our mission through the delivery of pro-bono services by becoming an event sponsor. Sponsors also gain an opportunity to promote their businesses in our 50th Anniversary Commemorative Journal. Sponsor levels range from $10-$150 and the process is quick and easy. Click link below for the Sponsor Form and additional details.
Become a Vendor!
We invite you to participate in our celebration by becoming a vendor! Opportunities are available for selling, exhibiting, demonstrating, and advertising products, services, and information. In addition to promoting your product, service, or information, your support will assist NYABPsi in raising funds that will help preserve the organization and carry out our mission through pro-bono services in the community. Limited space available! Click link below for the Vendor Registration form and additional details.
New York Association of Black Psychologists 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Sunday Nov. 4, 2018
4PM-7PM
It's with great pleasure that the New York Association of Black Psychologists celebrates 50 years of service! Founded in 1968, the same year as our national organization, NYABPsi has a proud legacy of service to the community, students and professionals. The proceeds of our event and our Go Fund Me campaign will be dedicated to ongoing community service projects and student scholarships to our annual convention. Please join us for this momentous affair as we commemorate and reflect on our journey -- past, present, and future!
Event Highlights:
Hors d'oeuvresNetworking Hour and Open BarSpecial Honoring of NYABPsi Past PresidentsCommemorative Journal & GiftEntertainment
Keynote by Dr. Anderson J. Franklin: Coalition Building for Wellness in the Black Community
About Dr. Anderson J. Franklin:
Dr. Anderson J. Franklin is the Honorable David S. Nelson Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College Lynch School of Education and Professor Emeritus of The City College & Graduate School of The City University of New York. He is Director of the Nelson Chair Roundtable for Networking Community Based Programs.
In 2018 he was appointed Honorary Professor at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape South Africa and continues collaborations with them as well as the Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria. He has recently received several commemorations for his civil rights legacy as a member of the "Richmond 34;" students arrested in Sit-Ins that led to desegregation in Richmond and Virginia by an official State Historical Marker in Richmond, plus markers enshrined by The City of Richmond and Virginia Union University, his alma mater, and a resolution read into the Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly minutes.
He writes and speaks about the well-being and status of African American, and South African males in the African diaspora, as well as promotes University-Community Partnerships for coalition-building toward collective impact for in and out of school time wrap around interventions.
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Special Student Discount!