African American Males in Higher Education Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities presents narratives from thirteen African American males working in higher education leadership. Their narratives describe the barriers and roadblocks that continue to impede them while climbing the ivory tower ladder to leadership. This book highlights a number of topics relevant to the experiences of Black males on what it means to hold a leadership position at a historically bla...

A man can be a feminist without being weak. What drives him towards the view lies in his sense of himself and his power as a male. Where the late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen challenges to the Western masculine identity on a level never before seen, confident men are finding common ground with the new fourth wave of feminism--a movement which turns its back on the pervasive pressure to be "macho at all costs."

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that placing Black men in the classroom as teachers is a critical need in the American educational system. Many education policymakers and researchers falsely believe that Black male teachers have a primary responsibility to foster the social development of Black male students. However, increasing the presence of Black male teachers improves the diversity of the profession and should be viewed as a benefit to the system, as they p...

Author and activist Kevin Powell and contributors Lasana Omar Hotep, Jeff Johnson, Byron Hurt, Dr. William Jelani Cobb, Ryan Mack, Kendrick B. Nathaniel, and Dr. Andre L. Brown deliver an essential collection of essays for Black men at all stages of their lives on surviving and thriving in an unjust world.The Black Male Handbook answers a collective hunger for new direction, fresh solutions to old problems, and a different kind of conversation—man-to-man and with Black male voices,...

She's one of the richest and most powerful women in the world, self-made, too. But with power, you lose trust. Who is with you, just because you're rich? More than anything, though, she wanted rough, lust-filled sex. The kind you can't buy because it had to be real. Out of the blue, she'll take a sabbatical and shuck all of her worldly goods, hopping the first bus out of town in search of the real thing. And on that bus, she'll meet the man of her erotic dreams. A young black rapper/dope s...

Most times, Anita likes her sex long and leisurely. And sometimes, she likes it hard and to the point! Here are three tales from the latter category, combined into one fiery boxed set of interracial lust!You get:ASK HIMGala dared me to ask him if the rumors were true. "Ask him," she said. We'd been making eye contact at the club. I'd never been with a black guy before, so when he talked to me, I ask. Big mistake! Or was it...?BLACKED BY THE UPSTAIRS NEIGHBOR

After promising to wait until I was 18, I had in mind a magical first time, under the stars. That's what this camping trip is supposed to be for. Only thing is, I'm not sure my boyfriend is the one. He's just the one that was willing to wait...My BFF isn't helping, either, putting such thoughts in my head. Oh, and getting me to flash passing cars and trucks.But when I flash a handsome black stranger, it will set off a sensual game of cat and mouse on the highway that will c...

(Also available as part of a multi-story bundle)Teri, a white middle-class suburban housewife with a very moral upbringing, has made her loving husband a cuckold, as she submits to her large, black neighbor's every sexual whim and nasty desire. But when they enslave her Dewey as well, she wonders how it all got so out of control. Little does she know, it's not really her fault.It's his.This is the story of how he first fell from grace, and started a descent into sex...

Black Male Violence in Perspective: Towards Afrocentric Intervention represents a synthesis of lived experience, authoritative research, and Afro-centric perspective on one of the most controversial topics of our day. It examines violence by and among Black men, as it is inextricably tied to its context; the history of violence in America including colonialism, expansionism, and concepts of manifest destiny. Acknowledging important concepts like Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” and ...

PREFACEThe headlines of mainstream news media and even journal articles create a narrative of educated Black males as an "endangered species" and the education pipeline for Black males as "leaking rapidly." While the dire circumstances and dismal numbers of Black men in higher education are an unfortunate reality, this research study seeks to provide a counter-narrative to the plight of Black males in education, to inspire future students and educators to attain higher goals, resul...

Concrete solutions to real-world problems are discussed in this guidebook for church officers on how to increase the involvement of African American males in the ministry. From drugs and prison to health and homosexuality, this treatise investigates the needs and trends of African American males, the steps the church has taken to address these issues, and modern troubles relating to involvement in the church.

Raped Black Male tells my story of being homeless and struggling to overcome depression while coming to terms with being sexually assaulted by my sister at age eight. Beginning in my middle school years, the novel weaves its way through the '90s to present day, as the stress of exceeding expectations of what it means to be a black male and the crippling unspoken belief that says (without saying) - it's impossible for a man to be raped - has forced one mental breakdown after another, result...