Black Family Resilience 1 RUNNING HEADER: Black Family Resilience Black family resilience and resistance: A counter hegemonic pedagogy by Makungu M. Akinyela, Ph.D. Georgia State University Makungu M. Akinyela is an associate professor and the Director of Undergraduate studies in the African American Studies Department, at Georgia State University, Atlanta Georgia, as well as a family therapist practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Makungu M. Akinyela, African American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083. Email: Makinyela@gsu.edu