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Dr. Alfred Wade Boykin Jr.

1947 - 2025

Dr.  Alfred Wade Boykin Jr. obituary, 1947-2025, Washington, DC

Alfred Boykin Obituary

Dr. Alfred Wade Boykin Jr., 77, of Hyattsville, MD, transitioned peacefully on January 11, 2025. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 7, 1947, Boykin was a renowned psychologist and educator at Howard University. A member of the esteemed Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., he is survived by his children, Alfred Wade Boykin III (Nikole), Dr. Curtis Malik Starks Boykin, grandchildren and extended family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jacquelynn Starks Boykin, Esq. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Howard University School of Law Dunbarton Chapel, 2900 Van Ness St. NW, Washington, DC.

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Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Dr. Victoria (Martin) Moran

January 30, 2025

Dr. A. Wade Boykin was a hero in my life; without Dr. Boykin, Dr. Albert Roberts, Dr. Jules Harrell, and Dr. Leslie Hicks, I would never be a Clinical Psychologist. The very 1st Psychology class I took was Dr. Boykin's "Psychology of the Black Experience." I am honored to have intersected with such a great man and a legend in the field of Psychology. Dr. Boykin and Dr. Albert Roberts wrote my recommendation letters to graduate school. Warmly, Dr. Victoria (Martin) Moran.

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