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The healthy development of African American youth may be influenced by a variety of social, psychological, political, and institutional forces. Among these are the stereotypical images and messages these youth received through mass media and educational systems, the denigration of African cultural values and practices on local and national levels, and the obstacles faced by families and communities in their efforts to counteract these oppressive forces. The promotion of health in the realms of physical, social, and psychological development for African American youth requires approaches that are historically and culturally grounded, explicitly focused on individual and community strengths, and necessarily address sociopolitical realities within the communities in which these groups reside (Brookins, 1996).
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Brookins, C.C., Sackey, B. (2003). African American Youth, Adolescence. In: Gullotta, T.P., et al. Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0195-4_22
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