And we felt that Tyrone, as you said, it has become this archetype, and it often has very little to do with the reality of most black men's lives in our generation. We wanted to do a project that reflected our experiences as black feminists of the hip-hop generation. HOPKINSON: Okay, well, we decided to do this project a few years ago because we wanted to do something outside the daily grind of the newspaper business. So first, what spurred you to write this book, and why did you feel that Tyrone needed to be deconstructed? Who's going to - Natalie H., why don't we begin with you? NATALIE HOPKINSON (Co-Author, "Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation"): Thank you, Cheryl.ĬORLEY: Well, your book takes a look at black masculinity by focusing on different black men, by looking at relationships between black men and black women it includes a chapter on black gay men, which you didn't name, but what I like to call Tyrone and Tyrone.ĬORLEY: And there's much more. NATALIE MOORE (Co-Author, "Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation"): Thank you. And Natalie Moore is a journalist as well, and a teacher in Chicago, and joins us from my usual stomping grounds, NPR's Chicago Bureau. Journalist Natalie Hopkinson is a staff writer at the Washington Post and joins us from our studios in Washington, D.C. So matter of fact I think ya better call Tyrone.ĬORLEY: The name Tyrone has almost become an archetype for black males and black masculinity, at least in some circles, and especially in the book "Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation." ERYKAH BADU (Singer): (Singing) I just want it to be you and me, like it used to be, baby. A few years back, one of the biggest hits on the radio was Erykah Badu's hit song, "Tyrone," remember?
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