“For me to sit here and tell you I wasn’t the best-dressed, I would be lying to you.” -Jamal Adams, 2017 NFL Draft Where can you find Christian Louboutins, pink blazers, and lots of floral prints? If you said the Kentucky Derby or an Alpha Kappa Alpha soiree you would be wrong. No, this was… Continue reading Fresh Dressed: Fashion and Black Masculinity in Pro Sports
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Tears and Black Masculinity
“Crying is cleansing. There’s a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.” —Dionne Warwick Get over it. Suck it up. I don’t want to hear it. Dry em up. What are you crying for? As an African American male I’ve heard all of these. Whether from my own family, friends, television or movies, it always struck… Continue reading Tears and Black Masculinity
The Rape of a Nation and the Reconstruction of Black Masculinity
With a month left before the 2016 presidential election, a sobering topic has emerged to dominate national discourse: rape and sexual assault. Angry at what they perceived as the lack of box office success for Nate Parker’s film Birth of a Nation, some Black men have blamed Black feminists for dampening enthusiasm and turnout of… Continue reading The Rape of a Nation and the Reconstruction of Black Masculinity
Besties: Young Thug and Masculinity
Young Thug’s emergence on the mainstream hip-hop scene was met with some backlash. He is one of the most polarizing artists in the hip-hop industry because his persona, physical appearance, lyrics, and unique fashion sense. Immediately, I (like others) dismissed his music by closing my ears, eyes, and mind. His music and wardrobe reflects his… Continue reading Besties: Young Thug and Masculinity
Black Feminism is Not Your Enemy
“But all this presupposes that the Black male will have purged himself of the myth that his mother, his woman, must be subdued before he can wage war on the enemy. Liberation is a dialectical movement—the Black man cannot free himself as a Black man unless the Black woman can liberate herself from all this… Continue reading Black Feminism is Not Your Enemy
Black Male Wellness Workshop
The benefits of meditation, yoga, and journaling are well-known, but how many of us make time for them daily? To form new habits and deepen our practice, it’s often helpful to learn with like-minded peers alongside experienced practitioners. In this full-day workshop, we’ll explore and practice activities that can be implemented in our daily lives… Continue reading Black Male Wellness Workshop
Reflections on Black Image in Amos ‘n’ Andy
During childhood my favorite television shows were cartoons, The Cosby Show, and the black-and-white classic series I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, and The Three Stooges, which I watched with my dad. One summer he introduced me to a series called Amos ‘n’ Andy. Unlike the other “classic” shows, Amos ‘n’ Andy reruns did… Continue reading Reflections on Black Image in Amos ‘n’ Andy
Troy Maxson and Toxic Masculinity
“Patriarchy demands of men that they become and remain emotional cripples…Patriarchy as a system has denied males access to full emotional well-being, which is not the same as feeling rewarded, successful, or powerful, because of one’s capacity to assert control over others. To truly address male pain and male crisis we must as a nation… Continue reading Troy Maxson and Toxic Masculinity
Insecurity In Atlanta: Donald Glover and Issa Rae’s New Black Media Movement
Black love, provide the adequate electric for what is lapsed and lenient in us now. Rouse us from blur, Call us. Call adequately the postponed corner brother. And call our man in the pin-stripe suiting and restore him to his abler logic; to his people. Call to the shattered sister and repair her in her… Continue reading Insecurity In Atlanta: Donald Glover and Issa Rae’s New Black Media Movement
Get Woke or Die Tryin’: The Revolt of the Black Athlete
“This win hopefully brings hope and change to some of the issues that are going on.” —Simone Manuel Prelude From Black Lives Matter protests in the streets to Donald Trump becoming a hero for working class whites, 2016 has been one of the most racially charged years in recent memory. For most Americans sports provides… Continue reading Get Woke or Die Tryin’: The Revolt of the Black Athlete