Price M. Cobbs Explained

Price M. Cobbs
Birth Date:2 November 1928
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality:American
Education:University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Meharry Medical College (MD)
Spouse:Evadne Priester (died 1973)
Frederica Maxwell Cobbs
Children:2
Parents:Peter Price
Rosa Mashaw

Price Mashaw Cobbs, M.D. (November 2, 1928 – June 25, 2018) was an American psychiatrist, civil rights leader, author and management consultant.[1] He published extensively about racism and created a clinical model called Ethnotherapy.[2] He was one of the founders of the African American Leadership Institute Anderson School of Business at UCLA and a Life Member of the NAACP. He co-authored two books with William Grier, Black Rage[3] and The Jesus Bag and co-authored Cracking the Corporate Code with Judith L. Turnock.[4] [5]

He was born on November 2, 1928, in Los Angeles to Rosa Mashaw and Peter Price. His father was a physician.[6] He received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.D. from Meharry Medical College. He was married to Evadne Priester and they lived in San Francisco. She died in 1973, leaving him and two children. He remarried with Frederica Maxwell Cobbs and lived in San Francisco until his death in 2018.[6] [7] He died in Philadelphia, where he had traveled for his grandson's high school graduation.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memoriam: Dr. Price M. Cobbs (1928–2018). 2018-07-12. The Black Scholar. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  2. Web site: Price M. Cobbs (1926-) • BlackPast. Cooper. Weston W.. 2016-03-19. BlackPast. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  3. News: Price Cobbs, Who Helped Define 'Black Rage,' Is Dead at 89. Genzlinger. Neil. 2018-07-10. The New York Times. 2019-11-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Price M. Cobbs, M.D.. The Centre for Global Inclusion Home of the GDIB. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  5. Web site: Diversity Collegium: Price M. Cobbs, M.D. diversitycollegium.org. 2019-11-27.
  6. Web site: Price M. Cobbs Took His Book on Black Anger Into Executive Offices. Capparell. Stephanie. WSJ. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  7. Web site: 'Black Rage' co-author Dr. Price Cobbs dies at 89. 2018-07-10. SFChronicle.com. en-US. 2019-11-27.
  8. Web site: Dr. Price M. Cobbs, psychiatrist who co-authored 'Black Rage'. amsterdamnews.com. 2019-11-27.