In a book entitled "New Black Man," one would expect a cultural critic such as Mark Anthony Neal, a professor at Duke University, to do a lot more than merely reference rap videos and pulp fiction as evidence of how Black American men think. Unfortunately, he doesn't. He is no Gunnar Myrdal, and his assessments of the alleged sexism, ethnic chauvinism and homophobia of black men are largely based on hearsay. This is not to say that black American men aren't frequently sexist, chauvinist or homophobic, or want to dominate their girlfriends/spouses. But Neal does not, in any concrete fashion, analyze the dynamics behind such appalling behavior on the part of certain black men. He just gives us a bunch of attitude, and as such, the book falls flat on its face.