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I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

NR·1998·56m

Summary

Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt explores what it means to be a Black man in America. Traveling to more than fifteen cities and towns across the country, Hurt gathers reflections on Black masculinity from men and women of a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds and a host of leading scholars and cultural critics. What results is an engaging and honest dialogue about race, gender, and identity in America. Features bell hooks, Michael Eric Dyson, John Henrick Clarke, Kevin Powell, Andrew Young, Dr. Alvin Poussaint, MC Hammer, Jackson Katz, and many others.

Crew

Director, Writer

Byron Hurt

Writer

Andrew P. Jones

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

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Keywords

class society
american culture
racism
gender
social class
masculinity
african american man
gender ideals
gender identity
intersectionality
toxic masculinity
gender studies
african american studies
african american