Film·1998·56m

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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.

Directed by Byron Hurt

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9 credited

Byron Hurt

Byron HurtSelf

bell hooks

bell hooksSelf

Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric DysonSelf

John Henrik Clarke

John Henrik ClarkeSelf

Kevin Powell

Kevin PowellSelf

Andrew Young

Andrew YoungSelf

Alvin F. Poussaint

Alvin F. PoussaintSelf

MC Hammer

MC HammerSelf

Jackson Katz

Jackson KatzSelf

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