I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)

08/04/1998 (EN) • 56m

Documentary

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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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

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