Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood Travel The trip is meant to

The trip is meant to be an education for fifteen-year-old Miles—a chance to learn about his family’s roots while coming to terms with his father’s departure—but it’s also an excuse for Genevieve to escape the city

above all else

He suffered the untimely deaths of his closely held loved ones

she and her family were exposed to the harshest forms of racism—from her childhood riding the school bus with white children who made the Black kids stand

Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood Travel The trip is meant toIn this personal and poignant collection, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Black Friend examines the culture of masculinity through the lens of a Black man. What does it mean to be a man today? How does the pervasive yet elusive idea of masculine toxicity actually reflect mens experiencesparticularly those of colorand how they navigate the world? In this thought provoking collection of essays, poems, and short reflections, Frederick