Interview with Canadian Author Dr. Anita Jack-Davies (Inspiring!)
Channel: all about canadian books
Date: 2023-02-28

Today all about canadian books our Canadian author interview guest is Dr. Anita Jack-Davies. She is the author of Lawrencia’s Last Parang: A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada. The focus of this video  is to get to know the inspiring woman behind the book.

Dr. Anita was born in Toronto, Ontario, and spent her formative years on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, but returned to Canada at eleven years old.

In 1998, she became a teacher and spent five years as an educator with the Toronto District School Board before returning to graduate school to earn a Ph.D. in Education.

​She is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Urban Planning at Queen’s University and is Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development at Ryerson University. She has taught courses in the areas of black feminisms, feminist pedagogies and race and racism.

To purchase (launch date is June 20, 2023):
https://www.inanna.ca/product/lawrencias-last-parang-a-memoir-of-loss-and-belonging-as-a-black-woman-in-canada/

The Story Behind the Book Interview:
https://youtu.be/KorHw_Cw8fI

If you're looking for Dr. Anita:
Website: http://crossculturalmosaic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajackdavies
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.jackdavies.9
https://www.instagram.com/dranitajackdavies/

If you're looking for me:
Website: https://www.crystalfletcher.com
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