I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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.

Release Date

1998-08-04

Year

1998

Duration

56m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

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

Cast

Byron Hurt

Byron Hurt

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bell hooks

Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson

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John Henrik Clarke

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Kevin Powell

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

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Alvin F. Poussaint

MC Hammer

MC Hammer

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Jackson Katz