Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality - A Critical Reader

In late 1995, the Million Man March drew hundreds of thousands of black men to Washington, DC, and seemed even to skeptics a powerful sign not only of black male solidarity, but also of black racial solidarity. Yet while generating a sense of community and common purpose, the Million Man March, with its deliberate exclusion of women and implicit rejection of black gay men, also highlighted one of the central faultlines in African American politics: the role of gender and sexuality in antiracist agenda.In this groundbreaking anthology, a companion to the highly successful Critical Race Feminism, Devon Carbado changes the terms of the debate over racism, gender, and sexuality in black America. The essays cover such topics as the legal construction of black male identity, domestic abuse in the black community, the enduring power of black machismo, the politics of black male/white female relationships, racial essentialism, the role of black men in black womens quest for racial equality, and the heterosexist nature of black political engagement.

Product details

• Authors: Markus Dubber
• Assisted by: Devon Carbado (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1999
• EAN: 9780814715529
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-1552-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Critical America (New York Uni; Critical America (New York Uni; Critical America
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research