Que Macho! Books on Latinos & Manhood

Muy Macho by Ray Gonzalez

Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and Power by Shira Tarrant

Hombres y Machos: Masculinity and Latino Culture (Paperback)by
Alfredo Mirande

Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics of (Re)Presentation in the United States by Suzanne Oboler

Healing From Violence: Latino Men’s Journey to a New Masculinity by Christauria Welland and Neil Ribner

The Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City (Men and Masculinity) by Matthew C. Gutmann

We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by bell hooks

What It Means to Be a Man: Reflections on Puerto Rican Masculinity by Rafael L. Ramirez and Rosa E. Casper

The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education by Pedro A. Noguera

Changing Men and Masculinities in Latin America by Matthew C. Gutmann

Who’s Gonna Take the Weight: Manhood, Race, and Power in America by Kevin Powell

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Basque, Portuguese & Noble Families of Puerto Rico: The European Roots You Didn’t Learn About

Explore how Basque, Portuguese, and noble European families shaped Puerto Rico’s southern towns (like Ponce) through surnames, migration paths, and hidden ancestral histories.

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Puerto Rican Surnames with Taíno & African Roots: Origins in Ponce, Juana Díaz & the Southern Highlands

Many of the names we still see today (Montalvo, Negrón, Fontanes, Rivera, Chamorro, Zapata, Maldonado) carry the intertwined legacies of Taíno survivors, Africans and European migrants who moved through the island. This guide unravels those lineages with care.

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I, Medusa by Ayana Gray: A Myth Retold with Power and Humanity

Ayana Gray’s I, Medusa reimagines the mythic villain as sister, priestess, survivor. Read Valerie M. Evans’ review of this bold, haunting retelling.

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Brooklyn’s Jane Doe: A Shocking True Story of Assault, Media Betrayal, and Delayed Justice

Book review and critique by Valerie M. Evans: Brooklyn’s Jane Doe reveals how one woman’s assault became a public smear, and why her fight for justice still matters today.

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Other Inheritances: Scent Memories from a Childhood at Fat’s Pet Shop in East Harlem

Before I ever knew what a perfumer was or that someone could make a living decoding and remixing scent, I …

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Ghosts of the Palisades: Threads between memories, places and time

Somewhere tucked away, high on the Palisades, on lovely, dead end street, in the ether of the internet and Google …

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