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Grief and Loss Reactions across the Black Diaspora among Ghanian and Jamaican Men
Allen E. Lipscomb, PsyD, LCSW, Sylvester Bowie, EdD, LCSW, Rachael Montgomery

Abstract
Historically, in literature, grief has been viewed, analyzed, and conceptualized through a westernized white-euro-centric lens. In an aim to center other grief reactions outside of white dominate grief narratives and theories, this article seeks to explore the experiences of grief and loss reactions among Ghanian, and Jamaican, Black-identified men utilizing qualitative survey research methodology. In addition, the article seeks to expand the grief research across the diaspora. Utilizing surveys (n= 437) the article explores the experiences of grief across the African/Black diaspora among men. The result of the study highlights how imperative it is to understand the nuanced variations that exist within and across cultures, tribal affiliations, nationalities, and geographical locales of the Black male grief experience.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jssw.v11n1a2