
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
1998 · Movie · 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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Key crew
- Byron HurtWriter
- Andrew P. JonesWriter
- Byron HurtDirector
Cast
- Byron HurtSelf
- bell hooksSelf
- Michael Eric DysonSelf
- John Henrik ClarkeSelf
- Kevin PowellSelf
- Andrew YoungSelf
- Alvin F. PoussaintSelf
- MC HammerSelf
- Jackson KatzSelf
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Themes
class societyamerican cultureracismgendersocial classmasculinityafrican american mangender idealsgender identityintersectionalitygender studiesafrican american studies






















