Black Men and Marriage: The Impact of Slavery

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Racine Henry
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
The Impact

REPORT FROM THE FIELD

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Phillip Seitz
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Black Men ◽  
American History ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
History Education ◽  
African American History ◽  
Trauma Recovery ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
The Impact

History and Reconstruction is an interdisciplinary project to assess the impact of African American history education for black men. Under the theory of trauma recovery, leading scholars of African American history worked with a group of ten ex-offenders, supported by the services of a psychologist and an African American cultural expert and storyteller. Results based on psychological testing and qualitative feedback showed that history can be a catalyst for personal development and transformation. It also demonstrated that difficult history can be taught and assimilated for audience benefit. History and Reconstruction was supported by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Among Black Prostate Cancer Survivors: An Integrative Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1648-1664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina L. Dickey ◽  
Motolani E. Ogunsanya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this integrative review was to explore the impact of prostate cancer (PCa) on the quality of life (QoL) and factors that contribute to the QoL for Black men with PCa. Prostate is recognized as the prevalent cancer among men in the United States. Compared to other men, Black men are diagnosed more frequently and with more advanced stages of PCa. Black men also experience disproportionately higher morbidity and mortality rates of PCa, among all racial and ethnic groups. The initial diagnosis of PCa is often associated with a barrage of concerns for one’s well-being including one’s QoL. As a result, men must contend with various psychosocial and physiological symptoms of PCa survivorship. Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative review method was utilized to examine empirical articles from the electronic databases of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, PubMed, Project Muse, and Google Scholar. The time frame for the literature was January 2005 to December 2016. A synthesis of the literature yielded 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the integrative review. A conceptual framework that examined QoL among cancer survivors identified four domains that measured the QoL among Black PCa survivors: (a) physical; (b) psychological; (c) social; and (d) spiritual well-being. Social well-being was the dominant factor among the studies in the review, followed by physical, psychological, and spiritual. Results indicate the need for additional studies that examine the factors impacting the QoL among Black PCa survivors, using a theoretical framework so as to develop culturally appropriate interventions for Black PCa survivors.

scholarly journals Correction: The Impact of Implementing a Test, Treat and Retain HIV Prevention Strategy in Atlanta among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with a History of Incarceration: A Mathematical Model

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e0128734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane D. Lima ◽  
Isabell Graf ◽  
Curt G. Beckwith ◽  
Sandra Springer ◽  
Frederick L. Altice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Prevention Strategy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Differences in Toxicity and Outcomes in Clinical Trial Participants From Minority Populations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Matthew Labriola ◽  
Daniel J. George
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Adverse Event ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Androgen Deprivation Therapy ◽  
White Men ◽  
Androgen Deprivation ◽  
The Impact

Black men have a higher prevalence of and mortality rate from prostate cancer compared with White men and have been shown to present with more aggressive and later-stage disease. How prostate cancer treatment affects these racial disparities is still unclear. Several studies have shown that Black men who receive treatment have a more pronounced decrease in prostate cancer–specific death; however, there remains a large disparity in all-cause mortality. This disparity may be in part related to a higher risk of death resulting from comorbidities, given the higher rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Black men, both of which are complicated by the use of androgen-deprivation therapy. To further understand these disparities, it is important that we analyze the racial differences in adverse event rates and severity. Increasing the percentage of Black men in clinical trials will improve the understanding of the biologic drivers of racial disparities in prostate cancer. To evaluate the potential differences in adverse event reporting and demonstrate the feasibility of enrolling equal numbers of Black and White men in trials, we performed a prospective, multicenter study of abiraterone plus prednisone with androgen-deprivation therapy in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, stratified by race. Racial differences in prostate-specific antigen kinetics and toxicity profile were demonstrated. Higher rates and severity of adverse events related to adrenal hormone suppression, including hypertension, hypokalemia, and hypomagnesemia, were seen in the Black cohort, not previously reported. Increased enrollment of Black men in prostate cancer clinical trials is imperative to further understand the impact of race on clinical outcomes and treatment tolerability.

The impact of race on adverse pathologic features at the time of radical prostatectomy in men with prostate cancer and implications for adjuvant radiotherapy.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 75-75
Author(s):  
Gregory Arthur Jordan ◽  
Richa Bhasin ◽  
Alec Block ◽  
Alex Gorbonos ◽  
Marcus Lee Quek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Radical Prostatectomy ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Adjuvant Radiotherapy ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Positive Margins ◽  
Advanced Tumor ◽  
Pathologic Features ◽  
The Impact

75 Background: Patients with adverse pathologic features (≥pT3 disease or positive margins) at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) have higher biochemical recurrence (BR). Adjuvant radiotherapy (ART) reduces BR, but has potential toxicities. Also, studies suggest Black men are more likely to have aggressive prostate cancer. Our objective was to identify whether black men undergoing RP are more likely to have adverse pathologic features (APF) that lead to an indication for ART. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of men with cT1-4 Nx/0 Mx/0 prostate adenocarcinoma in the National Cancer Database who underwent RP. Race was divided into 3 groups (Caucasian, Black, Other). Chi-square tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used to compare clinical and socioeconomic covariates between race groups. Univariate (UVA) and multivariable analysis (MVA) were performed using logistic regression (LR) to identify covariates predicting for APF. LR was performed to identify the impact of race on pT3 disease and positive margins. Results: A total of 313,013 patients diagnosed between 2004-2014 and undergoing RP were included. 256,315 (85%) were Caucasian, 33,725 (11%) were Black, and 12,973 (4%) were Other race. Fewer Black men had Gleason group 1 (33% vs. 41%) but more had Gleason group 2 disease (46% vs. 38%, p < 0.001). Black men more frequently had PSA ≥10 ng/ml (18% vs. 16%, p < 0.001) and ≥cT2b disease (18% vs. 14%, p < 0.001). On UVA, Black men were more likely to have APF (Odds Ratio [OR] 1.18; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.15-1.21; [p < 0.001]). On MVA, black race was independently associated with having APF (OR 1.21; 95% CI 1.18-1.24; p < 0.001). Black men were more likely to have positive margins (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.22-1.29; p < 0.001) but less likely to have ≥pT3 disease (OR 0.77; 95% CI 0.74-0.79; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Independent of socioeconomic and clinical factors, Black men undergoing RP are more likely to have APF, increasing the risk of BR in this group, and more frequently creating an indication for ART. This appears to be more due to positive margins than locally advanced tumor. The underlying cause of this disparity warrants further exploration.

Gendering Europe, Europeanizing Gender: The Politics of Difference in a Global Era

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uli Linke
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Cultural Politics ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Muslim Woman ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Politics Of Difference ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Impact

When attempting to understand the cultural politics of gender in Europe after 1945, some readers will undoubtedly anticipate answers to the following question: To what extent have the impact of the Cold War, the rise of feminism, the supposedly sexually liberated 1960s, the emergence of ‘post-feminism’, and the putative ‘crisis of masculinity’ changed attitudes towards gender and sexuality, and impacted on gender-related legislation? This article examines the cultural politics of gender at the juncture of globalisation, securitisation, and Europeanisation, and explores how Europeans have ‘fashioned their distinction’ in attempts to reconstitute themselves as global citizens in a multi-ethnic, post-imperial Europe. By focusing on the commoditisation of white femaleness, the coercive normalisation of Muslim masculinity, the ‘liberation’ of the veiled Muslim woman, and the eroticisation of black men in white consumer fantasy, the article's analysis of exemplary cases demonstrates how gendered imaginaries in Europe are forged by a complex dialogue with race, nation, capitalism, sex, and security.

Relationship power and HIV risk among young Black men who have sex with men in the Southern United States

Sexual Health ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
JaNelle M. Ricks ◽  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Leandro Mena
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Receptive Anal Intercourse ◽  
Relationship Power ◽  
Southern Us ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Impact

Background The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of relationship power on HIV risk behaviour among young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Southern US. Methods: Data from 425 Black/African American males aged 18–29 years who reported recent anal intercourse with a male partner were analysed. Five selected measures of relationship power were tested for correlation and association with protected receptive anal intercourse using contingency tables and logistic regression analysis. Results: Acts of 100% protected receptive anal intercourse were common (n = 277, 65.2%). Men who reported low barriers to condom negotiation were significantly more likely to report protected acts (P < 0.001). Men who reported 100% protected acts were less likely to report financial dependence on male sexual partners and serosorting behaviour (12.0% vs 20.7%, P = 0.02; 31.5% vs 49.8%, P < 0.001 respectively). Conclusion: Future efforts should further examine the role of relationship power in HIV risk among young Black MSM, including the intersection of individual, dyadic and social-structure risks.

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