This is half of a PowerPoint I show in my AFRS 139: The African American Experience: Black Men and the Search for Self-Liberation course. (more…)
“My Thoughts On Surviving R. Kelly” OR “What If R. Kelly Were A Black Woman?” by T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
First, let’s get this out of the way: R. Kelly likely needs therapy, and his alleged actions are highly concerning on a variety of levels… I, as do many, await evidence to critique further. (more…)
“How Big Is Too Big? When Is Too Much, Too Much?” by T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
What size is the average penis? What about height, income, or degrees attained?
A 2013 Classic: A Black Masculinist Interview of Delroy Lindo at Fresno State
An oldie but goodie! My 2013 interview with Delroy Lindo for my program the Black Popular Culture Lecture Series and Online Research Archive. (more…)
Kevin Hart’s ‘Night School:’ A Short Black Masculinist Review by T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
(Spoilers)
I just saw Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish’s ‘Night School’ (2018). Although I’m generally not a fan of self-deprecating comedy, especially by Black men (I feel society celebrates our failure to exhaustion as it is, why celebrate it more?), I found the story an exaggerated admission of the Black Male Dual Economy.
(more…)Is Africana Studies Sexist?: A Response to Dr. Carole Boyce Davis by T. Hasan Johnson, Ph.D.
According to senior scholar Dr. Carole Boyce Davies of Cornell University, Africana Studies gladly participates in institutional sexism. (more…)