ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes how the US legal system has contributed to the absenteeism of many Black and Brown fathers in some households by drawing on critical pedagogy and data from a previous study conducted on Black masculinity. It also points out how Black and Brown men have been misrepresented in the media while at the same time unpacking ways and degree to which religious beliefs and cultural norms have influenced the way many men of African descent perceive and treat women, particularly women of color. The chapter demonstrates how, through hegemonic political discourse, privileged White males have "promoted" a handful of tokenized men of color while demonizing those who dare challenge White supremacy. It examines the manner in which poor blacks have been blamed for their miserable socioeconomic conditions, which they have not created. It ends by making suggestions about ways whereby misrepresentation of Black and Brown males, particularly young males of color, can be challenged.
