James P. Comer

James Pierpont Comer, a leading black child psychiatrist and educational reformer, was born into a working class family in East Chicago, Indiana on September 25, 1934. Although his parents, Maggie and Hugh Comer, had little education themselves, they strongly supported their children's education. All five children graduated from college, earning 13 degrees collectively. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Pioneers in Mental Health