David Comissiong
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados |
| Name wey dem give am | David |
| Ein date of birth | 1960 |
| Place dem born am | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Ein occupation | politician |
| Educate for | Harrison College, University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Campus, Hugh Wooding Law School |
David Comissiong (born 1960)[1] be a Vincentian-born political activist, founder of de Clement Payne Movement, den former head of de Barbadian government ein Commission for Pan-African affairs.[2] He be a frequent critic of globalization den United States hegemony.[3] One of de key Pan-Africanists insyd Caribbean politics, Comissiong be de Barbados Ambassador to de Caribbean Community (CARICOM).[4][5]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Na dem born David Andre Comissiong insyd 1960 insyd St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Na ein poppie be a Methodist minister "wey na he serve insyd eight different Caribbean territories", wey na Comissiong dey for de age of six move go Trinidad, wer na he undertake primary education, before he relocate plus ein family to Barbados insyd 1971.[5] Na he attend Harrison College insyd Barbados, wey he go on to study at de University of the West Indies at Cave Hill (Barbados), then at de Hugh Wooding Law School insyd Trinidad & Tobago, wer na dem admit am to de bar insyd 1984.[6]
Na he star insyd de multi-award-winning documentary 500 Years Later (2005), wich na e feature Maulana Karenga, Muhammed Shareef, Francis Cress Welsin, Kimani Nehusi, Paul Robeson Jr, Nelson George, den chaw odas.[7]
Comissiong be de author of de 2013 book It's the Healing of the Nation: The Case For Reparations In An Era of Recession and Re-colonisation.[8] He sanso be de author of Marching Down the Wide Streets of Tomorrow: Emancipation Essays and Speeches, dem publish insyd 2008.
An attorney by profession, he marry plus two daughters.
Since 2018, Comissiong serve as Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM.[5][9][10]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Marching Down the Wide Streets of Tomorrow: Emancipation Essays and Speeches, 2008, ISBN 978-976-8219-51-0, ISBN 976-8219-51-3
- It's the Healing of the Nation: The Case For Reparations In An Era of Recession and Re-colonisation, 2013, ISBN 978-976-95522-3-4.
- The Pan-African Love Story of Arnold and Mignon Ford, 2020, ISBN 978-9769653702.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Kimberley Cummins, "David Comissiong’s life of service", Barbados Today, 10 September 2013: "The 53- year-old (spacing and punctuation Sic) Comissiong (...)".
- ↑ Worrell, Rodney (2005). Pan-Africanism in Barbados: An Analysis of the Activities of the Major 20th-Century Pan-African Formations in Barbados. Washington, DC: New Academia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9780974493466.
- ↑ Comissiong, David, "Rome, Hitler And Bush - Facing Reality", Barbados Daily Nation, 24 March 2003 – via CAH (Crimes Against Humanity).
- ↑ "David Comissiong, Barbados' Ambassador To CARICOM, on Reparations, Sustainable Development, and Economic Justice". INAFRICARA. Kingston, Jamaica: P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 "David Comissiong Interview". The Windrush Scandal Oral History Interviews. Interviewed by Eve Hayes de Kalaf. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Bridgetown St. Michael, Barbados. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "Biography | David Comissiong". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ 500 Years Later at IMDb.
- ↑ It's the Healing of the Nation: The Case For Reparations In An Era of Recession and Re-colonisation, Caribbean Chapters Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-976-95522-3-4.
- ↑ "Barbados's transition to Republic status in regional perspective". UCL Institute of the Americas. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ambassadors Accredited to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)" (PDF). Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- "Interview with David Commissiong (Bridgetown, Barbados, September 15, 1998)", in Rodney Worrell, Pan-Africanism in Barbados: An Analysis of the Activities of the Major 20th-Century Pan-African Formations in Barbados, Washington, DC: New Academia Publishing, 2005, pp. 116–19.
External links
[edit | edit source]- IMDB Profile Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Stand Firm
- Nation News Paper
- Pan-African Commission
- David Commissiong Archives at The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW21).
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