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54 - Fresh to Death: The Politics of Black Men's Style

Politini

Release Date: 03/13/2014

Thug, Dapper Don, GQ, Modern Dandy these are just some of the many terms used to define the style aesthetic of black men.  Much like black women's hair there are politics associated to the fashion choices of black men. In recent years however black men have been pushing the confines of fashion by proudly rocking everything from leather kilts, sarongs, and manicures.Have we finally reached the tipping point in black men's style evolution that expands what is seen as masculine and "appropriate"? Guests Cornell Professor, Dr. Travis L. Gosa and Shantrelle Lewis, Curator of the Dandy Lion Project