Cause for change: lessons for Black liberation

Author:

Taylor Christopher StuartORCID

Abstract

PurposeUsing the examples of Grenadian-born Jean Augustine, the first Black Member of Parliament in Canada, and Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the piece argues that the ethos of the Emigrant Ambassador—the collective empowerment of Black feminism, liberation, and radicalism—ushered in a new era for change abroad and in Canada, as transnational and international change was driven by Black women from the West Indies.Design/methodology/approachThe author used historical research and social science theoretical frameworks to formulate conclusions, lessons learnt and steps forward for current equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practitioners.FindingsBlack women born in the West Indies in the mid-twentieth century were the catalysts for social justice movements in the 2010 and 2020s. Many methods used for social change in the twentieth century are applicable in the 2020s and beyond.Research limitations/implicationsResearch is focused on Canadian and West Indian relations but will have implications for those across the British Commonwealth.Practical implicationsPractitioners and students of EDI will have a new tool on how to approach and confront anti-Black racism, particularly after May 25, 2020.Social implicationsThis article provides opportunities to support the dwindling efforts of anti-racism to support the lives of Black people across the Black Atlantic.Originality/valueThis is an original article built on previous scholarship of the author.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Cultural Studies,Gender Studies

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