The Man-NotThe Before Columbus Foundation 2018 Winner of the AMERICAN BOOK AWARD Tommy J. Currys provocative book The Man Not is a justification for Black Male Studies. He posits that we should conceptualize the Black male as a victim, oppressed by his sex. The Man Not, therefore,is a corrective of sorts, offering a concept of Black males that could challenge the existing accounts of Black men and boys desiring the power of white men who oppress them that has