Redefining the Narrative: The Black ADHD Experience Unfiltered is a candid and transformative webinar that centers the lived experiences of Black individuals with ADHD while critically examining how bias and misconceptions shape diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. This session challenges long-standing stereotypes and clinical blind spots that often lead to misdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, or punitive responses rather than care.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and critically examine common biases and misconceptions that affect the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Black individuals
- Analyze how race, identity, and systemic factors intersect with clinical practice to influence ADHD assessment, care pathways, and patient outcomes
- Apply principles of truth-telling and narrative reframing to promote more accessible systems of care and enhance self-understanding for Black individuals with ADHD
When: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 at 7:30 pm ET
Where: From the comfort of your own home
Who: Kofi Obeng, Faelyne Templer, Dr. Brandi Walker, Moderator: Evelyn Green
Biography
Kofi Obeng
Kofi is the Executive Director of ADDA. Kofi has been an ADDA member since 2019. Kofi was diagnosed in early 2000s. He has also the father of two young men with ADHD. His desire to help others like himself and his sons led him to join the ADDA team, first as a volunteer. Kofi has learned a lot while serving as an ADDA Ambassador, a Virtual Peer Support Group Leader (African American/Black Diaspora +ADHD Peer Support Group) and providing project management support for key ADDA initiatives.
In addition, Kofi is a degreed mechanical engineer who has had leadership roles in engineering, operations, and product management across multiple industries. No longer a volunteer, ADDA hired Kofi to serve as Executive Director.
Kofi brings everything he learned from his personal journey with ADHD, recovery, and his professional qualifications to his work in ADDA.
Faelyne Templer
Faelyne Templer, MPsych, PCC, BCC, is an ICF and Board-Certified coach with a Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She completed her ADHD coach training through MentorCoach with Dr. Alan Graham.
As the principal of Path & Purpose Coaching, Faelyne leverages her extensive understanding of ADHD and her decades-long experience in professional development to collaboratively identify client strengths, align goals with values, and facilitate positive change. She excels in supporting clients to develop neuro-inclusive leadership and support their career growth. Faelyne’s twenty years+ of senior leadership, human resources, and governance experience in both private and voluntary sector organizations enhance her executive coaching capabilities, particularly for leaders aiming to cultivate inclusive, diverse, and high-performing teams.
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Dr. Brandi Walker
Dr. Walker, licensed clinical/research psychologist, Howard University and University of Maryland alumna, is the CEO of Marie Pauline Consulting, LLC, her private practice and V.O.I.C.E for Neurodiversity, a research-based nonprofit pursuing access to care for persons/communities encountering systemic and societal obstacles. She is a cultural humility/cultural competence educator/trainer, and organizational consultant on mental wellness and strategic planning. Dr. Walker is a Howard University and University of Maryland, alumna and a recently retired Army commissioned officer. She actively conducts research on children with ADHD, their family, and various other variables. She recently started V.O.I.C.E for Neurodiversity, a research-based nonprofit pursuing access to care and Quality of Life for persons/communities encountering systemic and societal obstacles
Find Brandi Walker’s Website Here: voiceforneurodiversity.org
Moderator: Evelyn Green, MS.Ed.
Evelyn Polk Green, MSEd, is a past president of both ADDA, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association and CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder). She is an adult with ADHD and the mother of two adult sons, Perry and Robert, both of whom also have ADHD. Evelyn attended Duke University where her ADHD first manifested itself intensely enough to disrupt her education. She later received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from National Louis University and a second master’s degree from Northern Illinois University. She has been active in child and adult mental advocacy for almost 30 years, with an emphasis on bringing ADHD awareness to marginalized and underserved communities. Evelyn has served as a leader representing the family and educator voice in the ADHD and mental health communities in many capacities over the last 30 years, including as a member of the Network on Children’s Mental Health Services funded by the MacArthur Foundation, as well as the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s (AACAP) Research Forum. She has served as spokesperson on behalf of families dealing with the challenges of ADHD for the National Institutes of Mental Health, the Surgeon General of the United States and most recently, the National Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine’s Workshop on ADHD Drug Development. She is the recipient of several honors for her volunteer work in mental health and education, including the Beacon College Achieving Lifetime Vision and Excellence (ALiVE) Award for her advocacy work on behalf of children and adults with learning differences and ADHD.
Evelyn is currently serving as a member of the ADHD Expert Consortium, a group dedicated to improving diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for individuals with ADHD. In addition to representing the African American and/or family perspective of ADHD, Evelyn has been a guest on podcasts such “Life with Lost Keys” by Rene Brooks, creator of Black Girl Lost Keys and Samantha Hiew’s Utopia Podcast originating in the UK. She has appeared in numerous articles and news programs discussing ADHD and mental health, including the CBS Evening News and the New York Times. Additionally, Evelyn has written articles for ADDitude Magazine and served as an expert speaker for ADDitude webinars. She has also presented content for both live and recorded seminars and presentations to families, educators and mental health professionals.
Evelyn has been an educator in the Chicago Public Schools for over 35 years, working as a teacher assistant, classroom teacher, resource specialist, coach, trainer and administrator. She currently works as an administrator, planning professional development programs for early childhood special education professionals and families.
