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<p><span>This book explores the ways in which Black masculinities are created, negotiated, and contested in public spaces, calling on theory and praxis for social change. </span></p>

<p><span>Editors’ Note: Black Masculinity Studies, Yesterday and Today</span></p>
<p><span>Mika’il Petin and Mark C. Hopson </span></p>
<p><span>Foreword: The Sheer Force of Our Re-Imagination: Exploring Black Masculinity and the Public </span></p>
<p><span>Ronald L. Jackson II</span></p>
<p><span>Introduction: On Reimagining </span></p>
<p><span>Mark C. Hopson and Mika’il Petin </span></p>
<p><span>Chapter One: “Mama Knows Best": Exploring Black Men’s Perceptions and Reimaginations of the Phrase “Mama’s Boys”</span></p>
<p><span>Sakile K. Camara and Carmen M. Lee</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Two: “She’s Just a Friend (with Benefits)”: Examining the Significance of Black American Boys’ Partner Choice for Initial Sexual Intercourse </span></p>
<p><span>Tommy J. Curry and Ebony A. Utley</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Three: Reverse Interest Convergence, Kaepernick, and Nike: An Educational Lobbyist Playbook for Equitable Funding by Investment in Urban Public Education</span></p>
<p><span>Aaron J. Griffen and Derrick Robinson</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Four: Outkasted Black Masculinity: Shifting the Geographical and Performative </span></p>
<p><span>Landscape of ‘90s Hip Hop</span></p>
<p><span>Marquese McFerguson</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Five: The Killing of Black Boys: A Collaborative Critical Autoethnography on “the Talk”</span></p>
<p><span>Mark C. Hopson, Gina Castle Bell, and Richard Craig</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Six: A Conversation on Black Masculinity with Principal John Hawkins Snowdy</span></p>
<p><span>of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys</span></p>
<p><span>Kimberly Moffitt</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Seven: (Re)educating Boys and Men of Color by Shaping Community Support </span></p>
<p><span>Kenneth Brown</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Eight: “We Demand an Equal Show Upon Matters Effecting Our Industrial Welfare”: Black Manhood, and Labor Activism in Early Jim Crow Illinois</span></p>
<p><span>Alonzo M. Ward</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Nine: The Essence of the Black Man: An Exploration of Black Masculinity Through Double Consciousness in Native Son</span></p>
<p><span>Isaih Dale</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Ten: The Battle of the New Age Black, Male Hero and Hegemonic/Toxic Masculinity: An Examination of the Representations of Black Masculinity in </span><span>Black Panther</span></p>
<p><span>Erika M. Thomas &amp; Malcolm D. Gamble</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Eleven: “Me Miran Raro”: Bad Bunny and the Creation of a New Discursive Space in Latin Trap Music</span></p>
<p><span>Larissa Hernandez</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter Twelve: Dual Socialization and Black Academic Intellectuals: A Research Report</span></p>
<p><span>Rutledge Dennis</span></p>
<p><span>Afterword: The Beautiful Ones Were Born Sometime Ago</span></p>
<p><span>Mark Anthony Neal </span></p>
<p><span>About the Contributors</span></p>
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<p><span>Mark C. Hopson</span><span> is director of African and African American studies and associate professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University.</span></p>
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<p><span>Mika’il Petin</span><span> is assistant vice president of student success at Motlow State Community College. </span></p>