Progressive Black Masculinities?

<p>In the struggle for pride and political agency the imperative to 'be a man' has been central to the lives of black males. Yet what it means to be a black man-in terms of both racial and gender identity-has been subject to continual debate in public and academic spheres alike. <br><br><em>Progressive Black Masculinities</em> brings together leading black cultural critics including Michael Eric Dyson Mark Anthony Neal and Patricia Hill Collins to examine an alternatively demonized and mythologized black masculinity. Collectively they offer a roadmap for new progressive models of black masculinity that may chart the course for the future of black men.</p>