Reasonings With The Youth: Black History, Culture & Politics - Paperback

by David Comissiong (Author)

The youth are the window through which the future enters the world, and it is important to nurture their minds and encourage progressive thinking and attitudes towards securing a brighter future. In this publication David Comissiong speaks to Barbadian and Caribbean youth through his provocative and challenging narrative which focuses on History, Pan-Africanism, Slavery, Culture and Politics, encouraging them to face their history and themselves. "The call to wake up and do something positive with and for our society goes out to all Barbadians in general, but it is especially directed at the youth of our nation. And if the youth are to assume the onerous but critical duty of taking responsibility for the future progress of Barbados, then they will have to grapple with and transcend our extremely dysfunctional political and governance system."

Author Biography

David Comissiong is a former Senator in the government of Barbados, and is currently the President of the opposition Peoples Empowerment Party (PEP), and the Clement Payne Movement of Barbados. He has also been a driving force in the Pan-African Movement over the past 20 years. He is a founder-member of the Pan-African Movement of Barbados (PAMOB), the Caribbean Pan-African Network (CPAN) and the Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) and was an architect and the first Director of the Barbados Government's Commission For Pan-African Affairs (CPAA).