between apocalypse and redemption john singletons boyz strongnstrong.pdfVIP

Between Apocalypse and Redemption: John Singletons Boyz N the Hood Author(s): Michael Eric Dyson Reviewed work(s): Source: Cultural Critique, No. 21 (Spring, 1992), pp. 121-141 Published by: University of Minnesota Press Stable URL: /stable/1354119 . Accessed: 17/07/2012 03:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. . University of Minnesota Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Cultural Critique. Between Apocalypse and Redemption: John Singletons Boyz N the Hood Michael Eric Dyson By now the dramaticdecline in black male life has become an unmistakable feature of our cultural landscape-though of course the causes behind the desperate condition of black men date much further back than its recent popular discovery. Every few months, new reports and conferences attempt to explain the poverty, disease, despair, and death that shove black men toward social apocalypse. If these words too severe or the statistics appear hyperbolic, testify to the trauma. For black men between the ages of 18 and 29, suicide is the leading cause of death. Between 1950 and 1984, the life expectancy for white males increased from 63 to 74.6 but from 59 to 65 for black males. Between 1973 years, only years