Sherona Hall

Sherona Hall ((1948-04-26)26 April 1948 – (2006-12-30)30 December 2006) was a Jamaican civil rights activist, focussing on the Black community.[1] She was also one of the four founders of the Black Action Defence Committee.[1]

Hall grew up in Jamaica, and was affected at a young age by the instructing of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.[2] In her home nation, she became particularly associated with community activism, and upon her migration to Canada, she campaigned for the rights of Black communities.[2]

Hall was the youngest secretary of a People's National Party group and at age 15 was one of the establishing individuals for its youth association.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Silvera, Makeda", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, 2016-06-01, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.75127, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1, retrieved 2021-01-06
  2. ^ a b Wane, Njoki; Jagire, Jennifer; Murad, Zahra (2014-02-07). Ruptures: Anti-colonial & Anti-racist Feminist Theorizing. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789462094468.
  3. ^ "Sherona Hall, 59: Fighter for justice | The Star". thestar.com. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2019-04-08.