Author: Joel A. Bowman Sr.

Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr., MSW, LCSWis a native of Detroit, MI. For the past 19 years, he has served as founding pastor of the Temple of Faith, Louisville, Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from Wayne State University. He is also a graduate of Moody Theological Seminary- Michigan and maintains a practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Therapist. He is a speaker, writer, and poet. Joel and his wife, Nannette, are parents of 3 children: Kayla, Katie, and Joel, Jr. You can follow him on Twitter: @JoelABowmanSr

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Analyzing Racial Trauma in the Age of COVID-19

Joel A. Bowman Sr.January 18, 2022April 18, 2022

We are embroiled in one of the most tumultuous periods of our recent collective memory. This is largely due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which has taken the lives of nearly a million people in the United States. To many, this has simultaneously been a time of national reckoning with another deadly “virus”: systemic racism. The American Medical Association (AMA) has rightly deemed racism “a public health […]

Raising Black Children in a Racist Society

Joel A. Bowman Sr.September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Racism is a major burden that weighs heavily on the hearts and minds of many who parent Black children. Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum describes racism as “a system of advantage based on race.” From her very inception, America was structured so that White people (especially White men) would be granted power and privilege based on […]