Dialogue

Central Illinois Black Manosphere

Zainab Qureshi, Arielle Raveney and Kennedy Vincent
 

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The manosphere is often described as a section of the internet centered around masculinity and men’s issues. Some view it as a place for empowerment while others say it fuels division.

In this episode, Dialogue breaks down the key elements of the Black manosphere, a subgroup directed at Black men, and asks, what influence does this group have over the digital and physical world?

GUESTS: 

Eric Deggans

  • NPR's first full-time TV critic
  • NPR media analyst and guest host
  • Adjunct instructor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and Indiana University's Media School 

Nicole Young 

  • Writer of "My Brush with the Black Manosphere" 
  • Member of the editorial team of Jacaranda JACK-A-RAN-DA Books

Kellen Sharp 

  • Graduate affiliate at the University of Texas at Austin - Moody College of Communication 
  • Author of the research thesis: “Mapping the Black Manosphere”