Defending His Body, Protecting His Spirit: Young Black Voices and Black Male Vulnerability in Bristol

An ethnographic exploration into nuanced lived experiences of anti-Black racism, shared by young people of African and Caribbean heritage living in Bristol.

A theoretical exploration of layered thoughts feelings and experiences of anti-Black racism and the implications of social impact, shared by shared by young people of African and Caribbean heritage living in Bristol.

The paper reveals young Black men and boy’s increased proximity to jeopardy and racial violence, explores the historical grounding for the invisibility of Black male vulnerability in contemporary discourse & literature, and touches upon the psychological role of humiliation and sexual violence towards Black men in policing.