David Comissiong
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David Comissiong is a Barbadian
-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement
, and once served as head of the government's Commission for Pan-African affairs. He is a frequent critic of globalization
and United States
hegemony. He is one of the key Pan-Africanists in Caribbean
politics. Comissiong is an attorney by profession. He is married with two daughters.
David starred in the multi-award winning documentary 500 Years Later
(2005) starring Maulana Karenga , Muhammed Shareef , Francis Cress Welsin , Kimani Nehusi, Paul Robeson Jr, Nelson George
, and many more.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement
Clement Payne Movement
The Clement Payne Movement , is a Barbados based political party named in honor of a man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideology when compared to either the more moderate BLP or DLP.The CPM also seeks the...
, and once served as head of the government's Commission for Pan-African affairs. He is a frequent critic of globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hegemony. He is one of the key Pan-Africanists in Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
politics. Comissiong is an attorney by profession. He is married with two daughters.
David starred in the multi-award winning documentary 500 Years Later
500 Years Later
500 Years Later is the title of an independent documentary film directed by Owen 'Alik Shahadah, written by M. K. Asante, Jr. released in 2005. It won five international film festival awards in the category of Best Documentary...
(2005) starring Maulana Karenga , Muhammed Shareef , Francis Cress Welsin , Kimani Nehusi, Paul Robeson Jr, Nelson George
Nelson George
Nelson George is an African American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award....
, and many more.