Mind expounding for me brother?
Sure!
I think Dr. Curry's analysis is spot on in a number of areas: 1) the lack of research into Black boyhood; 2) the underdevelopment of the framework for viewing intra-communal violence against Black boys and men; 3) the disparity in domestic violence by Black women in comparison to other races of women, and; 4) the lack of research into sexual violence against Black boys.
However, he spends an outsized amount of time refuting summaries of research and popular pop taglines, as if they comprise the bulk of sociological literature in an area. One of the biggest is his argument against "patriarchy" as existing in the Black community - but with a pretty narrow criteria for what can be considered "patriarchy." He isn't wrong in questioning the economic strength of Black males as a key component of control, but he loses the forest for the trees with his rejection of "toxicity," taking up so much time - instead of the obvious two-step: 1) Black men are subjugated as a radicalized class of men - subject to horrific violence and; 2) Black men also contribute to the subjugation of Black women - just not with the same results that come from patriarchal subjugation in the white community.
Now, my interactions with his works are mainly in my readings of the Man-Not, his article Killing Boogeymen, and a few talks he's held - but I'm not opposed to him, I just think he lays it on too thick in certain areas where the data doesn't back it up as strongly.
However, his analysis is very useful.
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