Lifting the Weight of History/Au Tournant de l’Histoire
Martinique’s Afro-Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs (French and English versions)
The women featured here demonstrate the strength and independence of Caribbean women and reveal how a distinctive model of workplace leadership is helping lift the weight of an oppressive history and help Afro-Caribbean people claim their space in the economic life of the island.
“This film is a very valuable tool in understanding the dynamics of a postcolonial society where women of African descent dare to win as entrepreneurs in a geo-economic, social and racial context that has historically left them at a disadvantage."
— Marilyn Sephocl, PhD, Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures,
Howard University
— Marilyn Sephocl, PhD, Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures,
Howard University