African Canadian leadership : continuity, transition, and transformation / edited by Tamari Kitossa, Erica S. Lawson, and Philip S.S. Howard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kitossa, Tamari, editor.

Lawson, Erica, 1967- editor.

Howard, Philip S. S., 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership--Canada.

Leadership.

Black people--Canada--Social conditions.

Black people.

Social conditions.

Canada--Race relations.

Canada.

Race relations.

Black people--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 401 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2019.

Summary:

"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 21 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.

Contents:

Part 1 Models and Theories

1 Black Leadership and White Logic: Models of Community Engagement p. 19 / Carl E. James

2 War on Multiple Fronts: Black Leadership and Backlash Politics in the Context of Policing Controversies p. 54 / Christopher J. Williams

3 African Canadian Leadership and the Metaphoricality of "Crisis": Towards Theorizing, Research, and Practice p. 71 / Tamari Kitossa

4 African Canadian Leadership: Pan-Africanism, Transnationality, and Community Organizing p. 111 / Amoaba Gooden

Part 2 Women and Leadership

5 To Commit and to Lead: Black Women Organizing across Communities in Montreal p. 149 / Rosalind Hampton and Désirée Rochat

6 Standing Firm on Uneven Ground: A Letter to Black Women on Academic Leadership p. 170 / Annette Henry

7 Mercy for Their Children: A Feminist Reading of Black Women's Maternal Activism and Leadership Practices p. 190 / Erica S. Lawson

Part 3 Organizing and Mobilizing

8 Forging Fortuity, Asserting Humanity: The Emotional Labour and Resistance of Black Racial Equity Leaders in Predominantly White Institutions p. 213 / Philip S.S. Howard

9 "Movin' On Up" in the Age of Neo-iberalism: Reflections on Black Middle-Class Consciousness and the Implications for Black Unity, Leadership, and Activism p. 241 / Kevin Gosine

10 Building Capacity and Making History: African Canadian Leadership in Ontario's HIV/AIDS Sector p. 263 / Shamara Baidoobonso

Part 4 The Politics of Black Ways of Life

11 Black Consciousness and the Heteronormative Sexual Politics of Black Leadership in Toronto: A Commentary p. 289 / Wesley Crichlow

12 "Is There No Balm in Gilead?": The Search for Radical Leadership in the Black Church of the Twenty-First Century p. 311 / Paul Banahene Adjei

Part 5 Black Intellectuals

13 An Indigenous Africentric Perspective on Black Leadership p. 345 / George J. Sefa Dei

14 Just Below the Threshold: A Conversation with David Austin on Black Leadership p. 370 / Sam Tecle and David Austin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1487523661

9781487523664

9781487505042

1487505043

OCLC:

1089967873