Black Existentialism: Extending the Discourse on Meaning and Existence

Authors

Linwood G. Vereen, Syracuse University
Lisa A. Wines, Lamar University
Tamiko Lemberger-Truelove, University of New Mexico
Michael Hannon, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Natasha Howard, University of New Mexico
Isaac Burt, Florida International University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2017

Journal / Book Title

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling

Abstract

The authors provide an exploration of the philosophical concepts of Black existentialism. Black existentialism is presented as a philosophical alternative to European existentialism to inform humanistic practices in addressing racial and social inequality. Implications for scholarly discourse are provided, and areas for future research are explored.

DOI

10.1002/johc.12045

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Vereen, Linwood G.; Wines, Lisa A.; Lemberger-Truelove, Tamiko; Hannon, Michael; Howard, Natasha; and Burt, Isaac, "Black Existentialism: Extending the Discourse on Meaning and Existence" (2017). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 14.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/14

Published Citation

Vereen, L. G., Wines, L. A., LEMBERGER‐TRUELOVE, T. A. M. I. K. O., Hannon, M. D., Howard, N., & Burt, I. (2017). Black existentialism: Extending the discourse on meaning and existence. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 56(1), 72-84.