Belinda Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4883227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Belinda Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Belinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Morgan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3947-7688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Formal‐Informal Labour Regimes and Capitalist Accumulation in Ghana's Oil Palm Sector
This paper examines the organisation of labour in Ghana's oil palm sector, focusing on how formal and informal employment relations are jointly constituted within contemporary agrarian capitalism. Drawing on a political economy perspective centred on labour regimes and differentiated labour categories, and semi‐structured interviews and focus groups with plantation workers, artisanal processors and officials of oil palm companies, the paper argue…
Desensitized to Trauma
In 2021, Jackson, Mississippi, received national attention after a winter storm caused the failure of operations at the city's largest water treatment facility. Years of neglect to a crumbling infrastructure triggered the Jackson water crisis, leaving residents without clean and reliable access to water. Predating any one administration, Black and low-income residents had long raised concerns about excessive water bills, broken water mains, poor …
Poverty Policy and Racial Disparities in Mississippi
Bearers of rights, not just babies
This article takes a novel approach of conceptualising pregnancy as an impairment in order to reconsider how the law responds to pregnant workers. We argue that this understanding may lead to developing more appropriate workplace responses to accommodate the changing body during pregnancy, as well as help to challenge the stigma associated with impairments
A partnership forged
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a long-standing history of engaging the African-American community. In most instances, these institutions are located in predominantly African-American communities. This article intends to offer a discussion of a pedagogical approach used at an HBCU, located in a large mid-Atlantic city. The purpose of this macro-assignment was an effort designed to prepare BSW students for macro-practice …
Police-involved homicide of unarmed Black males
Black scholars who reside in the United States balance their teaching, research responsibility, and lived experience with the urgent need to address the racial inequality and violence that has characterized Black life. The authors of this article explore police-involved homicides of unarmed Black males through the unique lens of Black scholars. Embedded in an ecological perspective, the authors address three critical questions: (1) From the viewp…
Keep on brushing
Invention through motivational text messaging improved the measured oral health self-care behavior in a hard-to-reach group carrying a disproportionately heavy oral health burden. This intervention warrants further investigation
Stories from the sky
Indigenous Australian practices, developed and honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we'll look at different aspects of First Australians' traditional life and uncover the knowledge behind them - starting today with astronomy
Whose Fault is it
Is it possible to discriminate without knowing? Can we make distinctions without discriminating? Who is harmed by discrimination? For law to address discrimination, a clear conception of the problem needs to be developed so that the most appropriate regulatory response can be designed. In this article we compare Australian anti-discrimination laws with equivalent laws in the United Kingdom ('UK') and Canada to illuminate the concept of discrimina…
The legislative role of parliamentary committees in Canada
This paper examines the legislative role of committees in the Canadian parliament folloing from changes in the role of committees since 1965, and relates the topic to recent studies on the role of parliament. The particular committee under study as unusual in several respects: it as a joint committee of the to houses; it dealt ith three separate but related bills hich had been the result of long prior discussion and general party consensus; and t…
Police-involved homicide of unarmed Black males
Black scholars who reside in the United States balance their teaching, research responsibility, and lived experience with the urgent need to address the racial inequality and violence that has characterized Black life. The authors of this article explore police-involved homicides of unarmed Black males through the unique lens of Black scholars. Embedded in an ecological perspective, the authors address three critical questions: (1) From the viewp…
The legislative role of parliamentary committees in Canada
This paper examines the legislative role of committees in the Canadian parliament folloing from changes in the role of committees since 1965, and relates the topic to recent studies on the role of parliament. The particular committee under study as unusual in several respects: it as a joint committee of the to houses; it dealt ith three separate but related bills hich had been the result of long prior discussion and general party consensus; and t…
A partnership forged
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a long-standing history of engaging the African-American community. In most instances, these institutions are located in predominantly African-American communities. This article intends to offer a discussion of a pedagogical approach used at an HBCU, located in a large mid-Atlantic city. The purpose of this macro-assignment was an effort designed to prepare BSW students for macro-practice …
The legislative role of parliamentary committees in Canada
This paper examines the legislative role of committees in the Canadian parliament folloing from changes in the role of committees since 1965, and relates the topic to recent studies on the role of parliament. The particular committee under study as unusual in several respects: it as a joint committee of the to houses; it dealt ith three separate but related bills hich had been the result of long prior discussion and general party consensus; and t…
Whose Fault is it
Is it possible to discriminate without knowing? Can we make distinctions without discriminating? Who is harmed by discrimination? For law to address discrimination, a clear conception of the problem needs to be developed so that the most appropriate regulatory response can be designed. In this article we compare Australian anti-discrimination laws with equivalent laws in the United Kingdom ('UK') and Canada to illuminate the concept of discrimina…
Keep on brushing
Invention through motivational text messaging improved the measured oral health self-care behavior in a hard-to-reach group carrying a disproportionately heavy oral health burden. This intervention warrants further investigation
Stories from the sky
Indigenous Australian practices, developed and honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we'll look at different aspects of First Australians' traditional life and uncover the knowledge behind them - starting today with astronomy
Police-involved homicide of unarmed Black males
Black scholars who reside in the United States balance their teaching, research responsibility, and lived experience with the urgent need to address the racial inequality and violence that has characterized Black life. The authors of this article explore police-involved homicides of unarmed Black males through the unique lens of Black scholars. Embedded in an ecological perspective, the authors address three critical questions: (1) From the viewp…
A partnership forged
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a long-standing history of engaging the African-American community. In most instances, these institutions are located in predominantly African-American communities. This article intends to offer a discussion of a pedagogical approach used at an HBCU, located in a large mid-Atlantic city. The purpose of this macro-assignment was an effort designed to prepare BSW students for macro-practice …
Bearers of rights, not just babies
This article takes a novel approach of conceptualising pregnancy as an impairment in order to reconsider how the law responds to pregnant workers. We argue that this understanding may lead to developing more appropriate workplace responses to accommodate the changing body during pregnancy, as well as help to challenge the stigma associated with impairments
Poverty Policy and Racial Disparities in Mississippi
Formal‐Informal Labour Regimes and Capitalist Accumulation in Ghana's Oil Palm Sector
This paper examines the organisation of labour in Ghana's oil palm sector, focusing on how formal and informal employment relations are jointly constituted within contemporary agrarian capitalism. Drawing on a political economy perspective centred on labour regimes and differentiated labour categories, and semi‐structured interviews and focus groups with plantation workers, artisanal processors and officials of oil palm companies, the paper argue…
Desensitized to Trauma
In 2021, Jackson, Mississippi, received national attention after a winter storm caused the failure of operations at the city's largest water treatment facility. Years of neglect to a crumbling infrastructure triggered the Jackson water crisis, leaving residents without clean and reliable access to water. Predating any one administration, Black and low-income residents had long raised concerns about excessive water bills, broken water mains, poor …
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Attendance (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works)