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 Hung : A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America
by
Scott Poulson-Bryant
(Paperback - September 12, 2006) Other Editions:
Hardcover |
Paperback ~ a libidinous hybrid of cultural commentary and personal
anecdotes. The pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed
presents a conundrum for the contemporary black male, who is simultaneously
drawn to- and repelled by- this notion. In the book's opening pages,
Poulson-Bryant admits that, as an
African American man, he should be "hung like a horse," but he's not, nor does
he want to be. "I think of black-man dick and I think that once upon a time
we were hung from trees for being, well, hung." Today,
Poulson-Bryant says, black men risk
being viewed as little more than an engorged sex organ. Take "Simon" for example,
a successful athlete who refuses to take showers at the gym and changes clothes
with a towel wrapped around him, because he would rather be a star on the basketball
court than in the locker room. |
 What's
Your Hi-Fi Q? : From Prince to Puff Daddy, 30 Years of Black Music Trivia
by
Scott Poulson-Bryant,
Smokey Fontaine (Paperback - May
21, 2002) |
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Men of Color in Men's
Studies
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TNT Media Group (2013 Calendars)
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City Gym Boys
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 The
Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by
Sampson Davis,
George Jenkins,
Rameck Hunt,
Lisa Frazier Page (Paperback
- May 1, 2003) Other Editions:
School & Library Binding |
Paperback |
Audio Cassette (Unabridged) |
Audio CD (Unabridged) |
Hardcover (Large Print) |
Unknown Binding ~ Jenkins, Davis and Hunt grew up in and around
the projects of Newark, N.J., a place decimated by crack. "The
sounds of gunshots and screeching cars late at night and before dawn
were as familiar to us as the chirping of insects must be to people
who live in the country." The three attended high school together in
the mid-'80s and made a pact to attend medical school together. "We
didn't lock hands in some kind of empty, symbolic gesture... We just
took one another at his word..." |
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Black Men: In Their Own Words
by
P. Mignon Hinds
(Editor) |
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Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality: A Critical
Reader (Critical America Series) by
Devon W. Carbado
(Editor) |
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Black Power, White Blood: The Life and Times of Johnny
Spain by
Lori B. Andrews
(Hardcover - July 1996) |
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Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men
by
Essex Hemphill
(Editor),
Joe Beam
(Contributor) |
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Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America
by
Herb Boyd
(Editor) |
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Chinese American Masculinities: From Fu Manchu to Bruce
Lee by
Jachinson Chan |
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Eminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me (Living
Out, Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies)
by
Jaime Manrique |
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Family Violence and Men of Color: Healing the Wounded
Male Spirit (Springer Series: Focus on Men)
by
Ricardo Carrillo
(Editor),
Jerry Tello
(Editor) |
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Hombres y machos: Masculinity and Latino Culture
by
Alfredo Mirande |
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Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing
and Hope from Black America by
Tavis Smiley
(Editor) (Hardcover) |
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Indians Are Us?: Culture and Genocide in Native North
America by
Ward Churchill |
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Men of Color: A Context for Service to Homosexually Active
Men by
John F. Longres
(Editor) |
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Muy Macho: Latino Men Confront Their Manhood
by
Ray Gonzalez
(Editor) |
 Out
of Bounds by
Roy Simmons,
Damon DiMarco (Hardcover
- December 10, 2005) The second
NFL player ever to come out as gay and the first
ever to come out as
HIV-positive,
Roy Simmons was an up-and-coming
star offensive lineman who quit football after just four years rather than be
exposed as gay.
Out of Bounds tells his compelling story-from his rape at age 10 to
being plucked from his poor Southern background to join the
NFL, from his first
taste of pro football fame and sudden enormous wealth to his fast-paced, no
holds barred nightlife of heavy drugs and countless sexual encounters with women
and men. Simmons led a roller-coaster life that peaked in the late 1980s with
his playing in the
Superbowl. Ultimately, however, reckless living left him
penniless, friendless, and on the brink of suicide. Finally in 1992, Simmons
tapped the courage to come out as gay on national TV—then coming out as
HIV-positive
10 years later—leading him to a healthy path of sobriety and self-acceptance.
Roy Simmons' has lived one crazy life and
he shares it with us in his great book
Out of Bounds. It starts with the story of his childhood in poor Savanah
and his rape at the hands of a neighbor, his realization of his
homosexuality,
right through his awesome career as a football player and his fight with drugs.
It is one rollercoaster ride that you shouldn't miss. Gay or straight, jock
or not, this is one great book. Lets just hope that other
gay athletes start
to step forward and tell their stories because only the truth will set us free. |
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Beat the Street: How a Friendship Led to Success by
Sampson Davis,
George Jenkins,
Rameck Hunt,
Sharon M. Draper (Hardcover
- April 21, 2005)
Sampson,
George, and
Rameck could easily have followed
their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. Like their
peers, they came from poor, single-parent homes in urban neighborhoods
where survival, not scholastic success, was the priority. When the three
boys met in a magnet high school in Newark, they recognized each other
as kindred spirits who wanted to overcome the incredible odds against
them and reach for opportunity. They made a friendship pact, deciding
together to take on the biggest challenge of their lives: attending
college and then medical school. Along the way they made mistakes and
faced disappointments, but by working hard, finding the right mentors,
separating themselves from negative influences, and supporting each
other, they achieved their goals—and more. (Reading level: Ages 9-12) |
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 Would You? Now That I've Told You All That
by
Winston G. Williams
(Paperback - January 2005) Imagine going out on a date with the man
of your dreams who shares the graphic truths of his character.
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Politics of Masculinities : Men in Movements
by
Michael A. Messner
(Author) |
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Race and the Subject of Masculinities (New Americanists)
by
Harry Stecopoulos
(Editor),
Michael Uebel
(Editor) |
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Racial Castration: Managing Masculinity in Asian America
(Perverse Modernities) by
David L. Eng |
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Suave: The Latin Male Book
by
Carmen Armillios |
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Speak My Name by
Don Belton
(Editor) |
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The Asian Gang: Ethnicity, Identity, Masculinity
by
Claire Alexander |
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by
Malcolm X |
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The Envy of the World : On Being a Black Man in America
by
Ellis Cose
(Author) |
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The Karma of Brown Folk
by
Vijay Prashad
(Hardcover) |
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The Latino Male: A Radical Redefinition (Latina/O Culture
and Politics) by
David T. Abalos |
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The Rice Room: Growing Up Chinese-American-From Number
Two Son to Rock'N'Roll by
Ben Fong-Torres |
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We Stand Together: Reconciling Men of Different Color
by
Rodney L. Cooper |
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What It Means to Be a Man: Reflections on Puerto Rican
Masculinity by
Rafael L. Ramirez |
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