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We Real Cool

Black Men and Masculinity

by bell hooks · November 12, 2003

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Popularity 33

Discusses what black males fear most, their longing for intimacy, the pitfalls of patriarchy, and the destruction of oppression through redemption and love.

Social life and customsRace relationsPsychologySex roleMasculinitySocial conditionsAfrican American menUnited states, race relationsPsychological aspectsHommes noirs américainsConditions socialesMœurs et coutumes