In Part 2 of our conversation with the Honorable Judge Leslie E. Harris, Dr. Natalie Cort, & student Kwame Dance, one of our Black Mental Health Academy scholars, we discuss the personal journeys of Judge Harris and Kwame and the work that Dr. Cort is doing here at William James to help break down barriers and expand access to care for undeserved populations. We also discuss the Re-Envisioning the Brilliance of Boys of Color: Inspiring Professionals Dedicated to Empowering the Social-Emotional and Academic Development of Our Youth, conference on May 20th, 2017, which will offer opportunities for professionals within these systems to be inspired and encouraged to celebrate the contributions of boys of color. The goal of this conference is to expand our perceptions of boys of color by exploring their varied developmental trajectories and contextual factors that impact those pathways.

Please visit our website to register for our conference on Re-Envisioning the Brilliance of Boys of Color: Inspiring Professionals Dedicated to Empowering the Social-Emotional and Academic Development of Our Youth, and to learn about our Black Mental Health Initiative and Graduate Academy. http://www.williamjames.edu/academics/centers-of-excellence/multicultural-and-global-mental-health/black-mental-health-initiative.cfm