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Book SynopsisBlack Men''s Studies offers an approach to understanding the lives and the self determination of men of African descent in the U.S. context. It not only frames their experiences, it also explores the multidimensional approaches to advancing the lives of Black men. Particular attention is given to placing Black men in their own unique historical, cultural, and socio-political contexts.
Trade ReviewTheft of Self To study in the dimming shadows of oversight one must learn to feel for truth
and manifest a practical faith
an even deeper study.
Then, one must endure the witnessing of discarded essential elements.
One must remember and remap their tombs,
to be regathered and reassembled,
to be righteously deposed.
Africana studies makes a long pass
through an ancient and angry valley
that has been known by many names.
An anthology of half-truths must be studied
and suffered
in the same life and body, by the wrighted one.
The thrash and burn of a treacherous sea
that smiles and bites with the same mouth
halved.
This journey calls a man with tenacity like Noah,
a wheelwright who contemplates in the storm
“The Theft of Self”.
“Dr. Serie McDougal,
ON YOUR FEET!”
demands an admirable admiral.
—Orron Kenyetta, Poet, Author of “Outlasting Denial”
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments – Introduction: Trying to See Black Men and Boys – Black Male Culture – Black Males, Racial Identity, and Anti-Black Maleness – Black Males, Gender, Manhood, and Masculinities – Relationships and Intimacy – Black Men in Family and Community – The Education of Black Males – Black Men in Politics – Black Men in Economics – Black Males, Crime, and Justice – Black Male Health and Well-Being – A Final Note – Glossary – References – Index.
