The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Na'im Akbar

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Na'im Akbar

4/22/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.048

Psychology professor and publisher Na'im Akbar (1944 - ) pioneered the African-centered approach to psychology and founded one of the first Black psychology programs in the United States at Morehouse College. Akbar was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/22/2002, in Tallahassee, Florida. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 32m 00s

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Akbar, Na'im.

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Publisher, psychologist, psychology professor, and public speaker Na'im Akbar was born on April 26, 1944, in Tallahassee, Florida. Originally given the name Luther Benjamin Weems, Jr., Akbar changed his name in 1971, after joining the Nation of Islam. Akbar attended the Florida A & M University Laboratory School from grades K-12, graduating in 1961. Akbar attended the University of Michigan for the completion of his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in psychology.Prior to attending the Universit...