This Afrikan Scholar speaks history, truth and psychological understanding of the power inherent within us.

Tune in for another edition of Nothin' But The Truth With Bro Jamil & Sis Teasha. Our guest is Dr. Kevin Washington. He is an Afrikan - centered Psychologist, Professor, Lecturer, Percussionist, and Founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy.

This week’s episode of Profound Conversations features a returning guest, Dr. Charles Lewis. Dr. Lewis discusses his background, social work career, and his advocacy work for policy changes. He emphasizes the importance of addressing systematic issues affecting Black facilities, education, and child welfare through political social work and policy. Profound Conversations is a platform that highlights transformative leaders, bridges generational gaps and provides engaging culturally relevant insights to empower and educate the Soulfully Indigenous community in America. Our programming promises intercultural dialogue, extensive community and organizational engagement to initiate valuable cultural, educational, economic, and policy outcomes. To find out more about our dialogues, our mission, and our conversationalists, please go to: https://www.profoundconvos.com You can find our PODCAST on all major podcast platforms. Support Profound Conversations: https://square.link/u/erZDVPEX. Follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/profoundconversations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profoundconversations/ Profound Conversations is written and developed with the assistance of Karim Ali, Samuel Shareef, Wanda Belle, Dr. Kevin Washington (Mwata Kairi), and Erika Christie. The Profound Conversations podcast is produced by Erika Christie www.ErikaChristie.com Registration : https://www.profoundconvos.com/registration. You can find our PODCAST on all major podcast platforms. Follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/profoundconversations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profoundconversations/

On Dec. 22, 2023 Reparation Education Project hosted a theatre buy-out to preview the musical remake of The Color Purple. We had a brief pre-film discussion with the capacity-filled audience expressing an interest in continuing the conversation, being sure to include male voices as well. Panelists: Gwen McKinney, Director Unerased Black Women Speak and Founder, McKinney & Associates Dr. Kevin Washington (Mwata Kairi) Afrikan-Centr4ed Psychologist, Founder & CEO Nyansapo Empowerment Works Moderator: Attorney Billi Wilkerson, Wholistic Repair Advocate, Managing Director Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard Law School January 24, 2024

In this conversation we sit down with Dr. Kevin Washington, Ph.D. (Mwata Kairi Emeka Sankara). Dr. Sankara is an Afrikan-Centered psychologist licensed in Florida and Washington, DC. He has taught/lectured at several colleges nationally and internationally. He is a past president of the Association of Black Psychologists, former head of the sociology and psychology at Grambling State University, as well as the national program director of Black Marriage Day, president of Black Mental Health Matters, and vice president of The World Mental Health Coalition. Dr. Sankara also serves as the Founder & CEO of Nyansapo Empowerment Works Unlimited Counseling Consultation. You can contact Dr. Sankara at https://www.nyansapoempowerment.com and IG: @Mwata.01 YouTube: Speak Black To Me

Kevin Washington aka Mwata Kairi Ph.D. speaks at Knowledge Cypher's 2nd Annual Lecture Series (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KnowledgeCypher/) at the 11th Annual African American Cultural Festival. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. ... Dr. Kevin Washington (Mwata Kairi), Ph.D., is a a licensed psychologist in Florida and Washington, DC. He has taught/lectured at several colleges nationally and internationally. News One has sought his expertise out with Roland Martin, Essence Magazine, Black Entertainment Television (BET) News, Vocal Point and many other national and international organizations. Currently, he is the President of the Association of Black Psychologists and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies. As a Fulbright-Hays scholar Kevin researched the impact of socializing institutions on the healing or restructuring of post-apartheid South Africa (Azania). It was in South Africa where he research Ubuntu and how it can inform mental health service delivery to people of African ancestry and others. Not only does he work on healing the psycho-spiritual wounds that are present within people as a result of Cultural and Historical Trauma, he continues developing healing paradigms for persons of African ancestry who have been impacted by Persistent Enslavement Systemic Trauma (PEST). This work is critical to his advancing of Ubuntu Psychology/Psychotherapy. He is the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy. As the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy (Psychology) he advances a culturally sensitive modality for mental health counseling and Psychotherapy, to be utilized by psychotherapists, that is culturally inclusive and particularized concomitantly. Through his research and writing he seeks to assist people to live life with power, purpose and passion. _________________________________________________________ Show your support! Donate through our PayPal or Cash App. link    Paypal https://paypal.me/KnowledgeforLIFE Cash App. https://cash.me/$know4life Website:  http://know4life.org Social Media sites: http://facebook.com/know4life http://twitter.com/know4life https://www.instagram.com/know4life/ https://www.pinterest.com/know4life/boards/ Truth, the best weapon against a false smear

Class is in Session with Dr. Carr and Dr. Washington as we discuss mental health, the psychology of black men and more.

Kevin Washington (Mwata Kairi) is an Afrikan-Centered psychologist licensed in Florida and Washington, DC. He is a percussionist and Priest of Imani Temple. He has taught/lectured at several colleges nationally and internationally. NBCUniversal/BEN, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Roland Martin, The Boris L. Henson foundation, Essence and many other national and international organizations have sought his expertise on Black/Afrikan psychological matters. He is a Past President of the Association of Black Psychologists and is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Sociology and Psychology at Grambling State University is the National Program Director of Black Marriage Day, President of Black Mental Health Matters, Founder an CEO of Roots Afrika and board member and Vice President of the World Mental Health Coalition. As a Fulbright-Hays scholar Kevin (Mwata) researched the impact of socializing institutions on the healing or restructuring of post-apartheid South Africa (Azania). It was in South Africa where he researched Ubuntu and how it can inform mental health service delivery to people of African ancestry and others. Not only does he work on healing the psycho-spiritual wounds that are present within people as a result of Cultural and Historical Trauma, he continues developing healing paradigms for persons of African ancestry who have been impacted by Persistent Enslavement Systemic Trauma (PEST). This work is critical to his advancing of Ubuntu Psychology/Psychotherapy. He is the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy. As the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy (Psychology) he advances a culturally sensitive modality for mental health counseling and Psychotherapy for Black men and boys as well as Black/African families. He advances culturally-relevant trauma informed care and interventions to be utilized by psychotherapists working with Black/Afrikan populations and more. This approach is culturally inclusive and particularized for diverse populations. Through his research and writing he seeks to assist people to live life with power, purpose and passion.