Cool pose is a coping mechanism created by black men in order to deal with the oppression of whitesupremacy. The essence of cool is to appear in control, whether through a fearless style of walking, an aloof facial expression, the clothes you wear, a haircut, your gestures or the way you talk. Cool pose book by richard majors, janet mancini billson. In black masculinity studies there is a term called cool pose. Richard majors a former clinical fellow at harvard medical school, is an honorary professor at university of coloradocolorado springs. Click download or read online button to get cool pose book now. Dilemmas of black manhood in america, with richard majors new york. The dilemmas of black manhood in america, written with dr. The dilemmas of black manhood in america richard majors, janet mancini billson on. Cool pose by richard majors, 1992, lexington books, maxwell macmillan international, maxwell macmillan international edition, in english.
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