Question bridge : Black males in America / edited by Deborah Willis & Natasha L. Logan ; foreword by Ambassador Andrew Young ; preface by Jesse Williams ; featuring contributions by Chris Johnson, Hank Willis Thomas, Bayeté Ross Smith, Kamal Sinclair, Delroy Lindo, and Rashid Shabazz
Foreword / by Ambassador Andrew Young -- Preface / by Jesse Williams -- Introduction / by Chris Johnson -- Identity -- Education, community, & family -- Relationships & sexuality -- History & politics -- Representation & media -- Last word -- Reflecting B(l)ack / by Hank Willis Thomas -- The conversation / by Bayeté Ross Smith -- What are the parameters of identity? / Kamal Sinclair -- Reflection / by Delroy Lindo -- #Blacklivesmatter / by Rashid Shabazz
Summary:
"Question Bridge assembles a series of questions posed to black men, by and for other black men, along with the corresponding responses and portraits of the participants. The questions range from the comic to the sublimely philosophical: from "Am I the only one who has problems eating chicken, watermelon, and bananas in front of white people?" to "Why is it so difficult for black American men in this culture to be themselves, their essential selves, and remain who they truly are?" The answers tackle the issues that continue to surround black male identity today in a uniquely honest, no-holds-barred manner. While the ostensible subject is black men, the conversation that evolves in these pages is ultimately about the nature of living in a post-Obama, post-Ferguson, post-Voting Rights Act America. Question Bridge is about who we are and what we mean to one another. Most critically, it asks: how can we start to dismantle the myths and misconceptions that have evolved around race and gender in America--how can we reset the narrative about ourselves, just as #blacklivesmatter has reset the narrative of civil protest? The founding artists, along with contributions from Ambassador Andrew Young, Jesse Williams, Rashid Shabazz, and Delroy Lindo, will introduce and contextualize the body of the work and provide closing remarks on our current and future social climate."--Back cover.
