Dear President: Black Masculinity, Identity Politics and The White Gaze

Colorlines editorial director Akiba Solomon and filmmaker Stephen Winter discuss the ways in which the perceptions and stereotypes of black male masculinity affect our own ideas and identities.

Watch the full conversation:

“Dear President: What You Need To Know About Race” is WNYC’s post-election series of first-person radio essays by leading black thinkers, writers and activists, who explore a broad range of personal truths about being black in America in order to help set a new agenda for racial equality.

Learn more about the series and how you can get involved: wnyc.org/dearpresident

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