Selected Publications by Dr. Kamilah Majied

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Majied, K. (2024). Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living. Sounds True.

Majied, K. (2023). Contemplative Practices for Assessing and Eliminating Racism in Psychotherapy: Towards Dynamic Inclusive Excellence. (J. Loizzo, F. Brandon, E. Wolf & M. Neale, Eds.). Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy (pp. 3-12). Routledge.

Majied, K. (2023, June 19). Buddhism and Our Ongoing Emancipation. Tricycle.

Majied, K. (2023, January 3). Cultivating Discomfort Resilience and Fierce Compassion to Uproot Racism and End Oppression. MindRxiv.

Majied, K. (2020). On Being Lailah's Daughter: Blessons from Umieversity on Actualizing Enlightenment. In Black & Buddhist: what Buddhism can teach us about race, resilience, transformation & freedom (Yetunde & C. A. Giles, Eds.; First edition.). Shambhala Publications, Inc.

Majied, K. (2015). Racism and Homophobia in Cuba: A Historical and Contemporary Overview. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 25(1), 26-34.

Majied, K. (2013). Sexuality and Contemporary Issues in Black Parenting. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23(2), 267-277.

Majied, K. & Moss-Knight, T. (2012). Social Work Research Considerations with Sexual Minorities in the African Diaspora. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 9(2), 56–67.

Majied, K. (2010). The Impact of Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression Bias on African American Students. The Journal of Negro Education, 79(2), 151–165.

Jones, N. & Majied, K. F. (2009). Disaster and Mental Health. The Journal of Emergency Management. 7(4), 17-23.

Majied, K. F. (2008). A conceptual analysis of homophobia and heterosexism in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Journal of Social Work, 23, 144-166.

Majied, K. (2003). The impact of racism and homophobia on depression. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Additional Recommended Reading

Comas-Díaz, L. (2012). Multicultural care: A clinician’s guide to cultural competence. American Psychological Association.

Comas-Díaz, L. & Greene, B. (2013). Psychological health of women of color: intersections, challenges, and opportunities. Praeger.

Eberhardt, J. (n.d.). Academic Publications.

Eberhardt, J. (2019). Biased: Uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do. Viking.

Fanon, F. (1963). The wretched of the earth (C. Farrington, Trans.). Grove Press. (Original work published 1961)

Fanon, F. (1967). Black skin, white masks (C. L. Markmann, Trans.). Grove Press. (Original work published 1952)

Gray, M., Coates, J., Yellow Bird, M., & Hetherington, T. (Eds.). (2013). Decolonizing social work. Ashgate Publishing.

Tatum, B. D. (1997). "Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?": A psychologist explains the development of racial identity. Basic Books.

Tatum, B. D. (2007). Can we talk about race?: And other conversations in an era of school resegregation. Beacon Press.

Yellow Bird, M., Gehl, M., Hatton-Bowers, H., Hicks, L. M., & Reno-Smith, D. (2020). Defunding mindfulness: While we sit on our cushions, systemic racism runs rampant. Zero to Three. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/perspectives-defunding-mindfulness-while-we-sit-on-our-cushions-systemic-racism-runs-rampant/

Anti-Racism Resources for Youth

Jewell, T. (2014-2022).  Antiracist Reading for All Ages, Vol. 1 (.pdf). PenguinClassroom.com.

Jewell, T. (2021-2022). Antiracist Reading for All Ages, Vol. 2 (.pdf). PenguinClassroom.com.