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Title We real cool : Black men and masculinity / Bell Hooks.
Author hooks, bell, 1952-2021, author.
Publication Info. New York : Routledge, 2004.
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Location Call No. Status
 Hiawassee  305.38896 HOO    Checked Out
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  305.38896 HOO    Check Shelves
Description xvii, 162 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents About Black men : don't believe the hype -- Plantation patriarchy -- Gangsta culture : a piece of the action -- Schooling Black men -- Don't make me hurt you: black male violence -- It's a dick thing : beyond sexual acting out -- From angry boys to angry me -- Waiting for daddy to come home -- Doing the love do -- Healing the hurt -- The coolness of being real.
Subject African American men -- Social conditions.
African American men -- Social life and customs.
African American men -- Psychology.
Masculinity -- United States.
Sex role -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN 0415969263 (HB : alk. paper)
0415969271 (PB : alk. paper) : $18.95