In this important book, the foremost African American expert on black male psychology draws on more than twenty-five years of success in counseling black men to expose the invisibility syndrome–the source of indignation, disillusionment, anger, depression, isolation, and substance abuse stemming from lifelong racial tension. Using dozens of stories from his clinical practice to show how mixed messages undermine the black male’s passionate quest for respect and dignity in manhood, Dr. Anderson Franklin lays out simple but effective ways to spot the traps, deal with hidden crises, and encourage authentic personal power.