American Psychological Association says it's sorry for perpetuating systemic racism [npr.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 11/4/214:00 AM

By Sharon Pruitt-Young, National Public Radio, November 3, 2021

The American Psychological Association is seeking to make amends for past wrongs.

The APA, an organization that has been around since the late 1800s, issued a lengthy statement on Friday apologizing not only for the APA's role in perpetuating systemic racism, but for the role psychology, as a field of study, has also played in systemically harming people of color for decades.

The organization's Council of Representatives unanimously voted to adopt a resolution that, among other things, apologizes for engaging in "racism, racial discrimination, and denigration" of communities of color; as a result, they failed in their mission to better the lives of others, they admitted.

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