Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Being a Black Man - washingtonpost.com

Being a Black Man - washingtonpost.com: "In their new book 'Deconstructing Tyrone,' journalists Natalie Hopkinson and Natalie Y. Moore dissect black masculinity through examinations of Detroit's 'Hip-Hop Mayor' Kwame Kilpatrick, NBA poet Etan Thomas, political prisoner Debo Ajabu, as well as babydaddies, strippers and their dads, gay Black men and the 'down low' phenomenom, Black male professionals and convicts.

The authors will be online Wednesday, Oct. 18 at noon ET to discuss their book and the issues it tackles. Submit your questions and comments early or during the discussion.

You can find stories, video, photographs and other interactive features from the ongoing 'Being a Black Man' series on washingtonpost.com/blackmen.