This book provides an in-depth historical exploration of the risk and protective factors that
generate disproportionality in the psychological wellness somatic health and general safety
of Black men in four industrialized Euronormative nations. It provides a detailed analysis of
how nationalism globalism colonialism and imperialism have facilitated practices
philosophies and policies to support the development and maintenance of inter-generational
systems of oppression for Black men and boys. The text juxtaposes empirically-supported
constructs like historical trauma and epigenetics with current outcomes for Black men in the US
the UK France and Canada. It details how contemporary institutions practices and policies
(such as psychological testing the school to prison pipeline and over-incarceration) are
reiterations of historic ones (such as convict leasing debt peonage and the Jim Crow laws).
The text uses paleontological archaeological and anthropological research to cover over 200
000 years of history. It closes with strength-based paradigms aimed to dismantle oppressive
structures support the post-traumatic growth of Black men and boys and enhance the systems
and practitioners that serve them.
