Sharon L. Bethea, Ph.D. is President of the Association of Black Psychologist Inc., Professor in the Department of Counselor Education, and Inner-City Studies, and Coordinator of the African/African American Studies program, at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU). In addition, Dr. Bethea is a co-founding member of the Genocide and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora Center (GHRAD) at NEIU, where she continues to spearhead initiatives aimed at promoting social justice and human rights. Grounded in African centered pedagogical theory and philosophy, Dr. Bethea’s work has centered on fostering healing, and well-being within African and African Diasporic communities. Dr Bethea recently co-authored articles concerning Sawubona Healing circles, an African/African American culturally consistent healing modality, and the women of the Black Panther Party, highlighting their contributions as divine African/Black Women resisting, disrupting, and liberating. In addition, Dr. Bethea co-edited the book, Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. Dr. Bethea’s current scholarship centers on, African centered pedagogy, African/African Diasporic healing systems, Civic Engagement amongst African and African American youth, Genocide and Human Rights and Oakland Freedom Schools. She is also committed to fostering transformative learning experiences, as evidenced by her numerous teaching awards and her facilitation of research and study abroad programs with students and colleagues to Brazil, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, and Tanzania. Dr. Bethea’s career has been defined by a dedication to uplifting African/Black communities, promoting social justice, advancing African centered principles and making meaningful contributions to the science of African/Black Psychology, Education, and Human Rights. The Association of Black Psychologists sees its mission and destiny as the liberation of the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit.