African Canadian Leadership

Tamari Kitossa is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Brock University.Erica S. Lawson is an associate professor in the Department of Women’s Studies and Feminist Research at The University of Western Ontario.Philip S.S. Howard is an associate professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University.

"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)

• Introduction: Interrogating the Notion of Crisis in African Canadian LeadershipTamari Kitossa, Brock University, Erica S. Lawson, University of Western Ontario, and Philip S.S. HowardPart One: Models and Theories1. Black Leadership and White Logic: Models of Community Engagement Carl E. James, York University2. War on Multiple Fronts: Black Leadership and Backlash Politics in the Context of Policing Controversies Christopher J. Williams, Anti-Racism Directorate3. African Canadian Leadership and the Metaphoricality of "Crisis": Toward Theorizing, Research, and Practice Tamari Kitossa, Brock University4. African Canadian Leadership: Pan-Africanism, Trans-nationality, and Community Organizing Amoaba Gooden, Kent State UniversityPart Two: Women and Leadership5. To Commit and to Lead: Black Women Organizing across Communities in Montreal Rosalind Hampton, University of Toronto - OISE and Désirée Rochat, McGill University6. Standing Firm on Uneven Ground: A Letter to Black Women on Academic Leadership Annette Henry, University of Britsh Columbia7. Mercy for Their Children: A Feminist Reading of Black Women’s Maternal Activism and Leadership Practice Erica S. Lawson, University of Western OntarioPart Three: Organizing and Mobilizing8. Forging Fortuity, Asserting Humanity: The Emotional Labour and Resistance of Black Racial Equity Leaders in Predominantly White Institutions Philip S.S. Howard9. "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 University10. 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 OntarioPart Four: The Politics of the Personal11. Black Consciousness and the Sexual Politics of Black Leadership in Toronto: A Commentary Wesley Crichlow, University of Ontario Institute Technology12. "Is There No Balm in Gilead?" The Search for Radical Leadership in the Black Church of the Twenty-First Century Paul Banahene Adjei, Memorial UniversityPart Five: Black Intellectuals13. An Indigenous Africentric Perspective on Black Leadership George J. Sefa Dei, University of Toronto - OISE14. Just Below the Threshold: A Conversation with David Austin on Black Leadership Sam Tecle, York University and David Austin, John Abbott College