Third World Press

Here is the seminal and critical work that helped solidify Haki Madhubuti as an informed, passionate, and caring commentator on black life, culture, relationships, and the development and stability of the black community. In Black Men, an integral text for anyone with vested interest in building healthy, thriving black families and communities, Madhubuti takes aim at some of the critical issues facing the African American family. He offers useful, pointed, practical solutions for overcoming these obstacles and challenges.

This collection of essays from the renowned author, activist, educator and institution builder takes on sensitive subjects in a hard hitting, uncompromising manner. Madhubuti raises tough questions about the state of the black family and the black community--at home and abroad. Recognizing that healthy families and communities begin with the men and women who must make them, Madhubuti sheds light on the war on black manhood. He seeks an understanding of the definition of what a man is, what fatherhood means, and points out the need for improved relationships between black men and women.