In the summer of
2007, iYAGO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
premiered the thought-provoking documentary,
WHAT BLACK MEN THINK at
Washington,
DC’s historic
AVALON Theater. This 83 minute
“Docu-logue” style film brought you candid
conversations about the many myths,
stereotypes and misperceptions of being
Black and male in
America.
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Dr. Shelby Steele, Dr. John McWhorter, Michael Steele, Juan
Williams, Armstrong Williams, Joseph C.
Phillips and many others gave definitive
opinions as they share their intimate
feelings on a variety of issues, important
to Black men.
The Black Men In America.com team
joined
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR Janks
Morton and a host of other notables at a
private screening as he tackled this provocative
subject matter.
WHAT BLACK MEN THINK challenges many of the
negative myths, assumptions and ideas that
have been linked to Black Males. For
example, "Are there more black males in jail
than in college?" or "Are black women
contracting HIV at an increasing rate
because of down-low brothers?"WHAT BLACK
MEN THINK" gets to the bottom of many of
these myths and dispels them. Additional
controversial topics discussed include;
"Educational Attainment," "Interracial
relationships," "Black Male Identity",
"Hostile Male Environments," "The symbiosis
of Media, Government and Black Leadership,"
"Black male homosexuality" and a variety of
tough topics that the Black Community has
parroted continuing the diminishment of
Black Men’s roles in American society.
Click here to watch a video of people
describing their reaction to this film.
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“In the documentary, filmmaker Janks Morton
argues that misinformation about Black men
cannot be allowed to continue“-
BET.com
Staff: BET News
“Janks Morton hopes to bring some pride
back to the tarnished reputation of black
men in
America
with a new film” –
Benjamin Ryan: HIV Plus
MAGAZINE
“I had taken as gospel all the negative
things said about black men. How arrogant
was I to believe that the men that I love
and care about were different than those
featured in the usual reports of black men
doing wrong” –
Robyn McGee: BlackProf.com
“We can't stop the AIDS epidemic until we
stop the lies that fuel the epidemic” –
Keith Boykin: Former Aide to Bill Clinton
“In Morton's public service announcement and
documentary "What Black Men Think", real men
challenge the Black community to take
responsibility for the images of Black men”
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Staff Writer: Mybrotha.com.
ABOUT IYAGO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
iYAGO Entertainment Group, LLC, is a
provider of media and entertainment for
African Americans and consumers of Black
culture. iYAGO Entertainment Group –
JynxDaCat Productions, Pavilion Filmworks,
and Give Us Free Productions -- are brands
that combine to serve a broader and more
diverse audience. iYAGO Entertainment Group
challenges its audiences to make a
difference in their lives and communities
with a series of thought-provoking
pro-social initiatives though music, film
and alternative media outlets.
Click here to order your DVD copy of
What Black Men Think.
