Theorizing Empowerment: Canadian Perspectives on Black Feminist Thought is a collection of articles by Black Canadian feminists centralizing the ways in which Black femininity and Black women’s experiences are integral to understanding political and social frameworks in Canada. What does Black feminist thought mean to Black Canadian feminists in the Diaspora? What does it means to have a feminist practice which speaks to Black women in Canada? In exploring this question, this anthology collects new ideas and thoughts on the place of Black women’s politics in Canada, combining the work of new/upcoming and established names in Black Canadian feminist studies. There are very few collections within Canada that have been produced with a Black Canadian feminist agenda in mind. This book stands out as a landmark contribution to feminist scholarship in general and the new and emerging area of Canadian Black feminist thought specifically. More broadly, this anthology is a celebration of Black Canadian women’s lives, situating those lives in the Canadian landscape, and giving context and meaning to those lives in Canadian feminist theory and politics.

Notisha Massaquoi is the Executive Director for Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre for Black Women and Women of Colour. Njoki Nathani Wane has published widely in the areas of Black Canadian feminisms; women and spirituality; African women and Indigenous knowledge production. Her latest publications include Claiming, Writing, Storing, Sharing African Indigenous Knowledge (2005) and a co-edited book: Back to the Drawing Board: African Canadian Feminisms (Sumach Press).

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Njoki Nathani Wane has published widely in the areas of Black Canadian feminisms; women and spirituality; African women and Indigenous knowledge production. Her latest publications include Claiming, Writing, Storing, Sharing African Indigenous Knowledge (2005) and a co-edited book: Back to the Drawing Board: African Canadian Feminisms (2002).

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