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Book Signing Party for Mark Anthony Neal's New Black Man Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:00 PM HUE-MAN Bookstore and Cafe 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd Between 124th and 125th Streets New York, NY 10027 (212) 665-7400 NEW BLACK MAN From headlines to street corners, the message resounds: Black men are in crisis. Politicians, preachers, and pundits routinely cast blame on those already ostracized within African American communities. But the crisis of black masculinity does not rest with "at-risk" youth of the hip-hop generation or men "on the down low" alone. In this provocative new book, acclaimed cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal argues that the "Strong Black Man"--an ideal championed by generations of African American civic leaders--may be at the heart of problems facing black men today. Part memoir, part manifesto, this book celebrates the black man of our times in all his vibrancy and virility. This impassioned tribute to a new face on the horizon of black America is not to be missed. PRAISE FOR NEW BLACK MAN "NewBlackMan is a brilliant, courageous, engaging and imaginative manifesto for a radical new vision of black masculinity. With panache, punch and power, Mark Anthony Neal shows us just where black men must show up in feMENism. Neal's characteristic strengths are on full display in his most moving, personal and reflective book to date: lucid writing, sharp analysis, generous humor and up-to-the-moment engagement with academic theory and popular culture. Above all, is interested in justice for women while being honest about the emotional and erotic interests of black men. Everyone who cares about how black men view themselves and see the women in their lives should hurry and buy this book." -Michael Eric Dyson, author of Why I Love Black Women and Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost its Mind? |
| Date: | Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
| Time: | 6:00pm-8:00pm |
| Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Created by: | Bob Davis |
| Updated: | Monday, May 16, 2005 8:20pm |