Harambec! Quebec Black Women Pulling Together

Bibliographic Data

ID19002049
AuthorsShirley Small (Educator, Toronto, Canada, corresponding author), Esmeralda M A Thornhill (Dalhousie University)
Year2007
Volume38
Issue3
Pages427-442
Publication date2007-11-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934707306584
OpenAlexW2152630541
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited1

North of the Canada—U.S. border, conditions, attitudes, and behaviors toward Blacks practiced during the time of slavery have continued sometimes in crude displays of racism, sometimes in more subtle forms. No Black is exempt—male or female, adult or child. Advocacy is unavoidable; proactive interventions are necessary. This exposé deals with the little-known story of Black women challenging the Canadian system in an ongoing bid for quality life for themselves and their families. This valiant, ongoing encounter can only result in some modifications favorable to an improved quality of life for Canadian Blacks. In essence, Harambec opens a window on Black women organizing in Quebec under the aegis of the Congress of Black Women of Canada—a vibrant national organization intent on changing behaviors, perceptions, policies, and practice across the Canadian social, political, and economic landscape

Perception · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Quality (philosophy) · Racism · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology