I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)
56m
Running Time
August 4, 1998Release Date

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)
56m
Running Time
August 4, 1998Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Byron Hurt
Self / Producer / Writer / Camera Operator / Director

bell hooks
Self

Michael Eric Dyson
Self

John Henrik Clarke
Self

Kevin Powell
Self

Andrew Young
Self

Alvin F. Poussaint
Self

MC Hammer
Self

Jackson Katz
Self

Andrew P. Jones
Writer / Camera Operator / Music / Co-Producer

Lionel Jardine
Editor

Donald Hastie
Editor

Michael Gaskins
Music
Details.
This Movie Is About.
class society
american culture
racism
gender
social class
masculinity
african american man
gender ideals
gender identity
intersectionality
toxic masculinity
gender studies
african american studies
african american