African Canadian leadership : continuity, transition, and transformation / edited by Tamari Kitossa, Erica S. Lawson, and Philip S.S. Howard.
| Other author | Kitossa, Tamari, editor. |
| Other author | Lawson, Erica, 1967- editor. |
| Other author | Howard, Philip S. S., 1964- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019] |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | xiii, 401 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Interrogating the notion of crisis in African Canadian leadership / Tamari Kitossa, Philip S.S. Howard, and Erica S. Lawson -- Part One: Models and theories -- Black leadership and white logic: Models of community engagement / Carl E. James -- War on multiple fronts: Black leadership and backlash politics in the context of policing controversies / Christopher J. Williams -- African Canadian leadership and the metaphoricality of "crisis": Towards theorizing, research, and practice / Tamari Kitossa -- African Canadian leadership: Pan-Africanism, transnationality, and community organizing / Amoaba Gooden -- To commit and to lead: Black women organizing across communities in Montreal / Rosalind Hampton and Désirée Rochat -- Standing firm on uneven ground: A letter to Black women on academic leadership / Annette Henry -- Mercy for their children: A feminist reading of Black women's maternal activism and leadership practices / Erica S. Lawson -- Part Three: Organizing and mobilizing Forging fortuity, asserting humanity: The emotional labour and resistance of Black racial equity leaders in predominantly white institutions / Philip S.S. Howard -- "Movin' on up" in the age of neo-liberalism: Reflections on Black middle-class consciousness and the implications for Black unity, leadership, and activism / Kevin Gosine -- Building capacity and making history: African Canadian leadership in Ontario's HIV/AIDS sector / Shamara Baidoobonso -- Part Four: Politics of black ways of life -- Black consciousness and the heteronormative sexual politics of Black leadership in Toronto: A commentary / Wesley Crichlow -- "Is there no balm in Gilead?": The search for radical leadership in the Black church of the twenty-first century / Paul Banahene Adjei -- Part Five: Black Intellectuals -- An Indigenous Africentric perspective on Black leadership / George J. Sefa Dei -- Just below the threshold: A conversation with David Austin on Black leadership / Sam Tecle and David Austin. |
| Abstract | "Drawing on original work from leading African-Canadian academics across Canada and internationally, this book critically explores the challenges, prospects, and ongoing achievements of Black leadership in Canadian as it responds to the needs of African Canadians. Despite diversity in nationality and patterns of immigration and settlement and other factors that differentiate African Canadians from each other, leadership has long been an important issue as African Canadians confront the uniform problem of anti-blackness in Canada. The turn of the 21st century has brought about a 'changing of the guard' in Black leadership in this country. Confronted by the passing of eminent leaders such as Rose-Marie Brown, Charles Roach, Dudley Laws, Rocky Jones, and by the current virtual absence of Black electoral representations, there is a growing sense that Black leadership in Canada is in crisis or facing a serious deficit. This collection aims to counter the 'crisis' and 'deficit' narratives by positioning African-Canadian leadership as a vital but rarely appreciated element of Canada's civic culture. Overall, this book critically engages the foregoing issues and questions through a multidisciplinary exploration the challenges, prospects, and ongoing achievements of Black leadership in Canada as it responds to the shifting needs of African Canadians and other Canadians."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781487523664 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 1487523661 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 9781487505042 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1487505043 (hardcover) |