What is the lasting impact of Black masculinity being used as a tool of capitalism and commerce? 

Dr. Jordanna Matlon, Assistant Professor at American University, joins host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal to discuss her new book, A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism, published by Cornell University Press. Dr. Matlon takes us to the city of Abidjan, located in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to see how this dynamic plays out in the construction of masculinity in this West African nation.

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