ABSTRACT
In the struggle for pride and political agency, the imperative to 'be a man' has been central to the lives of black males. Yet, what it means to be a black man-in terms of both racial and gender identity-has been subject to continual debate in public and academic spheres alike.
Progressive Black Masculinities brings together leading black cultural critics including Michael Eric Dyson, Mark Anthony Neal, and Patricia Hill Collins to examine an alternatively demonized and mythologized black masculinity. Collectively, they offer a roadmap for new, progressive models of black masculinity that may chart the course for the future of black men.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |59 pages
Part 1 Theorizing Progressive Black Masculinities
part |37 pages
Part 2 Strength, Not Privilege or Dominance
part |35 pages
Part 3 Christianity: Progressive Interpretations?
part |40 pages
Part 4 From Unwanted Traffic to Prison
part |39 pages
Part 5 Black Men in (Re) View
part |27 pages
Part 6 Black Feminists Engaged
part |38 pages
Part 7 Walking the Talk