Serie McDougal, III is a professor in the Department of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. He received his B.S. in sociology from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Additionally, he has an M.A. in Africana studies from the State University of New York at Albany, New York, and a Ph.D. in African American studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Serie McDougal is also the co-director of the Afrometrics Research Institute.

Acknowledgments - Introduction: Trying to See Black Men and Boys - Black Male Culture - Black Males, Racial Identity, and Anti-Black Maleness - Black Males, Gender, Manhood, and Masculinities - Relationships and Intimacy - Black Men in Family and Community - The Education of Black Males - Black Men in Politics - Black Men in Economics - Black Males, Crime, and Justice - Black Male Health and Well-Being - A Final Note - Glossary - References - Index.