Recent Press
Fox6 Milwaukee interview: Milwaukee homicides 4th most in nation per captia: study
OpEd in The Hill: It’s time to talk unapologetically about fathers and their needs
OpEd in Salon.com: Fathers Feed Babies too.
OpEd in Salon.com: It’s time to give Black father the credit they deserve.
OpEd in The Conversation: Social Media Effects on Youth of Color
Wisconsin Public Radio Interview: Parenting while incarcerated.
KPI Institute Podcast: Positive Parenting Practices to Counteract Discrimination: Strategies for parents to promote resilience, self-esteem, and a sense of belonging in their children while navigating discriminatory experiences.
Learning to cope: COVID-19 exacerbates growing youth mental health challenges
The Cap Times, April 27, 2022
“When She Says Daddy”: Black Fathers’ Recidivism following Reentry from Jail [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2022
Badgering: Alvin Thomas
UW Alumni Association, February 10, 2022
Press Conference Launch of Black Fathers, Equal Partners in Advancing Maternal and Infant Health Research Initiative
Fox 6 Milwaukee, June 18, 2021
“This Is Not The Change, This Is Only The Beginning:” Processing The Chauvin Conviction”
WORT FM Madison, April 20, 2021
SoHE and CommNS to Partner on 3 New Wisconsin Partnership Program Grants
SoHE News, Oct 19, 2020
The Mental Health Toll of Current Events
Milwaukee Courier, June 19, 2020
Opinion: Black men and boys are especially vulnerable to mental health challenges because of coronavirus and police violence
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 18, 2020
Racial disparities heightened with COVID-19 crisis
The Cap Times, May 13, 2020
Health leaders to host virtual support group for black men concerned about COVID-19
The Cap Times, Apr 16, 2020
Q&A: Dr. Alvin Thomas on Black Men’s Mental Health Resources
SoHE News, June 5, 2020
Black community leaders address disparities as COVID-19 hits African-Americans hard
WKOW 27, Apr 8, 2020
Facebook Live Support Group will address black men’s mental health and well-being during COVID-19 pandemic
Madison365, Apr 2, 2020
Video Interviews
NBC15 News Interview on public reaction to the death of Tyre Nichols
CBS 58 Milwaukee News: Activists strive to change the narrative of Black fatherhood
PBS Wisconsin (University Place Lecture): Raising Up Fatherhood. Raising Resilient Children.
Expert: Criminal trials can cause PTSD
UPFRONT – WISN 12 News, November 21, 2021
Mental Health of Black Men in Wake of Current Events
Here & Now, April 16, 2021
Thomas & Wong present to hundreds of alumni in UW Now livestream
SoHE News, June 24, 2020
Badger Talks: Black community faces mental health crisis
UW News, June 10, 2020
Local experts weigh in on black communities’ disproportionate share of COVID-19 deaths
WKOW 27, June 18, 2020
Racism’s toll on mental health: ‘A lifetime of traumatic responses’
NBC15, June 11, 2020