Reflections from the Guest Editors: Practicing While Black

Authors

  • Patricia Antoinette Gray City University of New York
  • Shakira A. Kennedy National Association of Social Workers – New York City and New York State Chapters
  • Nadjete Natchaba Services for the UnderServed (S:US)

Keywords:

Black narratives, microaggression, invisibility, racial diminishment

Abstract

This final Special Issue of the trilogy in Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping on racial justice and anti-racism demonstrates that “practicing while Black” remains a critical issue today. In this Editorial Letter, we reflect on the harsh realities of micro-aggression, invisibility, racial diminishment, or exclusion in one’s daily existence, regardless of educational or employability status.

Author Biographies

Patricia Antoinette Gray, City University of New York

Patricia Antoinette Gray, EdD, LCSW (she/her) is Doctoral Lecturer, Silberman School of Social Work, City University of New York, New York City, NY (212-396-7610, pg202@hunter.cuny.edu).

Shakira A. Kennedy, National Association of Social Workers – New York City and New York State Chapters

Shakira A. Kennedy, PhD, LMSW (she/her) is Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers – New York City and New York State Chapters, New York City, NY (315-543-8978, skennedy.naswnys@socialworkers.org, https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakira-a-k-4bb4a421).

Nadjete Natchaba, Services for the UnderServed (S:US)

Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW (she/her) is Chief Program Officer of Behavioral Health Services, Homeless Services, and Veteran Services, Services for the UnderServed (S:US), New York, NY (natchaba@gmail.com).

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Published

2024-11-05

How to Cite

Gray, P. A., Kennedy, S. A., & Natchaba, N. (2024). Reflections from the Guest Editors: Practicing While Black. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 30(`4), 5–10. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2226

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