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Book SynopsisThis book is the product of voices and perspectives from African Canadian intellectuals across Canada on leadership and African Canadian communities.
Trade Review"The contributors bring a wide range of critical political theories to bear on this topic, but also, activist and community-based literatures and experiences, historical research, feminism and sexual politics. As a result, this book offers a deep context to the questions under consideration and the scope of the research presented is quite significant. Although the United States often looms large in any exploration of Canadian life, this book is decidedly and refreshingly Canadian centric with a nonetheless transnational bent, making it a distinct and important contribution. As the editors convincingly argue, Canadian racist practices are forever measured against our American neighbors, often deemed ‘not as bad or non-existent.’" -- Corrie Scott *
Ethnic and Racial Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Interrogating the Notion of Crisis in African Canadian Leadership Tamari Kitossa, Brock University, Erica S. Lawson, University of Western Ontario, and Philip S.S. Howard Part One: Models and Theories 1. Black Leadership and White Logic: Models of Community Engagement Carl E. James, York University 2. War on Multiple Fronts: Black Leadership and Backlash Politics in the Context of Policing Controversies Christopher J. Williams, Anti-Racism Directorate 3. African Canadian Leadership and the Metaphoricality of "Crisis": Toward Theorizing, Research, and Practice Tamari Kitossa, Brock University 4. African Canadian Leadership: Pan-Africanism, Trans-nationality, and Community Organizing Amoaba Gooden, Kent State University Part Two: Women and Leadership 5. To Commit and to Lead: Black Women Organizing across Communities in Montreal Rosalind Hampton, University of Toronto - OISE and Désirée Rochat, McGill University 6. Standing Firm on Uneven Ground: A Letter to Black Women on Academic Leadership Annette Henry, University of Britsh Columbia 7. Mercy for Their Children: A Feminist Reading of Black Women’s Maternal Activism and Leadership Practice Erica S. Lawson, University of Western Ontario Part Three: Organizing and Mobilizing 8. Forging Fortuity, Asserting Humanity: The Emotional Labour and Resistance of Black Racial Equity Leaders in Predominantly White Institutions Philip S.S. Howard 9. "Movin’ On Up" in the Age of Neoliberalism: Reflections on Black Middle-Class Consciousness and the Implications for Black Unity, Leadership, and Activism Kevin Gosine, Brock University 10. Building Capacity and Making History: African Canadian Leadership in Ontario’s HIV/AIDS Sector Shamara Baidoobonso, Research Committee of the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario Part Four: The Politics of the Personal 11. Black Consciousness and the Sexual Politics of Black Leadership in Toronto: A Commentary Wesley Crichlow, University of Ontario Institute Technology 12. "Is There No Balm in Gilead?" The Search for Radical Leadership in the Black Church of the Twenty-First Century Paul Banahene Adjei, Memorial University Part Five: Black Intellectuals 13. An Indigenous Africentric Perspective on Black Leadership George J. Sefa Dei, University of Toronto - OISE 14. Just Below the Threshold: A Conversation with David Austin on Black Leadership Sam Tecle, York University and David Austin, John Abbott College
