Alvin F. Poussaint

...black family on television. "For the younger generation, it changed a lot of attitudes toward African-Americans," Dr. Alvin Poussaint told The Washington Times in April after Mr. Cosby was announced as this year's Twain Prize winner.

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...the Cosnarati: State of Emergency" marks the aural companion to "Come On People", a 2007 book co-authored by Cosby and Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint. The project was produced by Cosby's musical colleague William "Spaceman" Patterson. Editing...

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...digital release is November 24. "Emergency" is the aural companion to "Come On People," the 2007 book co-authored by Cosby and Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint. Produced by Cosby's longtime musical colleague William "Spaceman" Patterson, "Emergency"...

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...School in 1969 to diversity, bringing in African-American students and later Latinos and Native Americans,'' said Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, a professor of psychiatry and faculty associate dean for student affairs at Harvard Medical School.

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...for the conference's awards gala on November 5. Other keynote speakers include Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, Dr. David Williams, and Dr. Alvin Poussaint. In addition to the town hall meeting and general sessions, the conference will also feature...

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...for years. Behind the scenes, The Cosby Show was a carefully calibrated treatise on race and "positivity," says Alvin Poussaint, the Harvard psychologist, longtime collaborator and close friend of Cosby's. "We wanted to show black...

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Panelists include: "We have said it before and we will say it again: education is key for poor people..." Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint "'About Our Children...' is about the future of all of America's children and their shot...

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The black-consciousness people wanted to make 'black' a positive term. "It may seem like nothing now," Poussaint says. "But I can remember how difficult it was for people to use the word 'black' to describe themselves. It felt...

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Alvin Francis Poussaint (b. May 15, 1934 in New York City) is a noted professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the author of numerous books on child psychiatry, with a particular focus on the raising of African American...

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...election of Barack Obama was the equivalent of taking all African-Americans to that peak, says Dr. Alvin Poussaint. Dr. Alvin Poussaint says Barack Obama's election will shape the perceptions of a generation of black children. In his...

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