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The Association of Black Psychologists sees its mission and destiny as the liberation of the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit.

Our Mission
At ABPA, we envision a world where health and wellness is readily accessible to all. We are committed to improving health disparities within our medical community. Our goal is to inspire and nurture the next generation of Black doctors. Our approach to this mission is threefold:

Support, promote, and encourage the education of our medical and premedical students via scholarships and mentorships.
Form partnerships with like-minded stakeholders to decrease health disparities that directly and adversely affect Austin, Texas and our surrounding communities.
Create collaborative avenues for engagement while attaining health and wellness for the community and health care providers.

In 1984, Steve Hindy ended a five and a half-year tour as the Middle East Correspondent for the Associated Press where he covered wars and assassinations in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Sudan. On his last night in Beirut, his hotel was hit by a mortar barrage. Steve picked up a still-warm piece of shrapnel as a memento, packed up his family and returned to New York City. During his years in the Middle East, Steve befriended diplomats based in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law prohibits alcoholic beverages. The envoys were avid homebrewers and happily plied Steve with their flavorful beers. Returning to live in Brooklyn and editing foreign news for Newsday, Steve started brewing at home. Eventually, he enlisted his downstairs neighbor, banker Tom Potter, and they set out to establish the Brooklyn Brewery. Steve placed that shrapnel on his desk as a reminder of his days in the Middle East, and it still sits there next to his books.

In 1947 Lucy Jackson, a self-taught cook decided to own her own restaurant. While working on developing a name for the business, she received some uncommon inspiration from a couple of sources. First, while on a trip to California, she saw a picture of a bee on a large moving sign, and viewing it as a sign, decided to name her restaurant after it.

The DuSable Museum of African American History located in the historic Hyde Park area of Chicago at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Washington Park unites art, history and culture.

The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African- American Arts + Culture (formerly the Afro- American Cultural Center) celebrates the contributions of Africans and African- Americans to American culture and serves as a community epicenter for music, dance, theater, visual art, film, arts education programs, literature and community outreach.

The National Black Nurses Association’s mission is to "represent and provide a forum for Black Nurses to advocate and implement strategies to ensure access to the highest quality of healthcare for persons of color".

Mission

Promote the highest educational and ethical standards for dental hygienists.Create definite position statements on issues impacting the profession of dental hygiene.

Enhance recruitment efforts for minority students' communities in need.

Assist in the access to oral care for the under-served communities in the United States.

Improve the Associations’ visibility via public service.

Provide a professional foundation for Minority Dental Hygienists.

Increase the number of Minority Dental Hygienists.

The National Medical Association (NMA) is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine and the elimination of disparities in health.

The NPMA exists to foster the philosophy of disadvantaged/minority recruitment, retention, achievement and professional development.