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African American Experiences of Self-Help
STAR Center Teleconference, August 4, 2004, 3:00-4:00 pm EST

Download a full transcript or an audio file of the teleconference, which was a wonderfully lively and eloquent conversation filled with humor and give-and-take.

On August 24, 2004, nearly sixty participants joined together to participate in the second of a series of STAR Center teleconferences exploring the experiences and values of self-help and peer support in diverse communities, both ethnically and culturally. The panelists, all mental health consumers themselves, were as multi-faceted as the African-American community from which they come:

• Derrick Adkins, an Olympic gold medallist and motivational speaker;
• Jacki McKinney, an award-winning, nationally-known advocate of recovery for people with mental illness;
• Roderick Waters, Ph.D., a former college professor who has taught courses in African-American history and culture, facilitated workshops on diversity, and lectured to fellow consumers on how advocate for oneself.