Well Water: Not My Real Name: The Psychological Effects of Racism on African-American Children. The Need to Understand Change

Racial identity, or the significance and meaning that individuals attribute to race, is recognized as a key factor in how African Americans cope with racism experiences. Unfortunately, however, the few studies that have examined African Americans' responses to racist events have failed to account for differences across situations that African Americans experience, making it difficult to ascertain whether differences in coping are due to person variables, the situation, or both. In the present study, we adopted a stress and coping approach to examine the relations among racial identity, racism-related stress appraisal, and coping with lifetime racism experiences.

Danny E. Blanchard PhD is a former university professor who currently administrates his own private practice in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Blanchard is a graduate of Oakwood University, Loma Linda University, Peabody College and Vanderbilt University. He did additional post-graduate study at the University of California (Riverside Campus). Dr. Blanchard is a much sought after speaker and consultant of both regional and national recognition. He discusses issues concerning the development of African-American children and adolescents. He has spent over twenty years diagnosing and treating children within a wide arena of behavior disorders. Dr. Blanchard has served on a mental health, education, psychological and Children's Head-start Board of Directors at both state and national levels. Dr. Blanchard is also the author of the nationally acclaimed book, Black Men Do Cry, which discusses current issues threatening African-American males.