With 'I Am A Man,' Castle Of Our Skins Rewrites The Narrative Of Black Masculinity

May 28

Fed up with low wages and poor working conditions, more than a thousand black sanitation workers flooded the streets of Memphis on Feb. 12, 1968. The men, pushed to the breaking point by the death of their colleagues, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, who were “crushed by a malfunctioning truck,” went on strike. They protested with bold signage that decried "I AM A MAN."

That declaration demanding dignity and equality is at the center of Castle of Our Skins’ (COOS) latest project, “I AM A MAN 2019,” premiering June 2. Through music, film, history and more, “I AM A MAN 2019” examines that historical moment through the lens of contemporary concerns of black masculinity and humanity. Read more

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Jacquinn Sinclair

With 'I Am A Man,' Castle Of Our Skins Rewrites The Narrative Of Black Masculinity

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Jacquinn Sinclair is a Boston-area journalist, poet, and author writing at the intersection of art, identity, and activism. Arts journalism, editorial content, ghostwriting, speaking, and panel moderation for publications, nonprofits, and arts organizations.