The Black Manosphere is composed of various digital platforms and media (e.g., blogs, online forums, podcasts, social media, websites), and uses various social media hashtags (e.g., #blackmanosphere, #passportbros, #IBMOR [Introspective Black Men of Reform], #SYSBM [Save Your Self Black Man]). The Black Manosphere, which is primarily mediated through YouTube, Twitter, and podcasts, share the commonality of the red pill philosophy. The type of red pill philosophy held by the Black Manosphere is a racialized form of red pill philosophy and is part of a broader Black American audio and radio broadcasting tradition. The racialized red pill philosophy of the Black Manosphere has been characterized by Sharp (2024) as misogynoir that possesses alt-right and far-right elements, and as being embodied in parts of the Black Manosphere, such as the passport bros movement and “alpha male” podcasts like the Fresh and Fit Podcast.
Notable people
Kevin Samuels
A notable figure, who had significant influence within the Black Manosphere and introduced Black men to the Black Manosphere, was Kevin Samuels. Samuels was one of the few within the Black Manosphere who received broader mainstream recognition for his social media platform and influence. Sharp (2024) characterized Samuels as being a charismatic figure who promoted hegemonic Black masculinity and embodied the racialized red pill philosophy commonly espoused within the Black Manosphere. The message brought by Kevin Samuels laid the ideological groundwork for, among other sub-groups within the Black Manosphere, the offshoot sub-group and subculture that became the Passport Bros movement. Samuels' common talking points often serve as a major premise for advocacy within Passport Bros' messaging.
Andrew Tate
A divisive influencer, Tate has amassed 9.9 million followers on Twitter as of August 2024 and was the third-most googled person in 2023. He has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity", has called himself a misogynist, and is politically described as right-wing or far-right. As of mid-2026, Andrew Tate has been arrested in Miami and is in US custody. Tate has faced numerous criminal and civil legal proceedings in Romania, the United Kingdom, and the United States relating to allegations including rape, human trafficking, and tax evasion. The Romanian trafficking case remained unresolved but stalled by procedural delays, and Tate had been released from Romania's travel ban and all bail conditions; separate UK proceedings remained active, where the Crown Prosecution Service authorised 21 charges in May 2025 and police reopened an earlier investigation into 2015-era allegations following a misconduct inquiry into how it had originally been handled.
Sub-groups
Introspective Black Men of Reform
Introspective Black Men of Reform (IBMOR) seek black liberation and to establish a Black patriarchy; they subscribe to a Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) philosophy.
Save Your Self Black Men
Save Your Self Black Men (SYSBM) is a part of the Black Manosphere, which identifies African American women as a problem, advocates for African American men to seek romantic relationships with women that are not African American.
Passport Bros
The passport bros movement is a social media movement that has become a viral phenomenon. The passport bros movement may have originated among an emerging digital community of African American men in 2011 with African American film director, Al Greeze, via his documentary film, Frustrated, where the term, passport bro, was initially coined or introduced into mainstream culture.
Following the initial publication of Greeze's video documentary, numerous YouTube channels developed among African American men, who vlogged about travel, relationships, and foreign women. The passport bros movement began to spread from digital communities of African American men in 2019, considerably expanding as a movement, into other digital communities of men with diverse racial backgrounds, during the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 lockdowns. The passport bros movement has since spread throughout social media platforms, such as Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube.
Definition and defining traits
Passport bros are single men with high-earning employment who travel to foreign countries; they advocate for men to travel to non-western countries to increase the likelihood of them finding women that fit their Tradwife ideals. On social media, passport bros have been described as American men who travel internationally in search of traditional values-oriented women that they can have romantic relationships with via dating or marriage.
Passport Bros have been described as a Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) sub-group within the broader manosphere, and as a sub-group of Save Your Self Black Men (SYSBM). Save Your Self Black Men is a part of the Black Manosphere, which identifies African American women as a problem, advocates for African American men to seek romantic relationships with women that are not African American women, and criticizes African American women. Similar to Save Your Self Black Men, Passport Bros also criticize African American women; additionally, Passport Bros advocate for other African American men to get and use their United States passport card for international travel outside of the United States of America as a solution.
The passport bros movement has been described as a phenomenon that "illustrates how the manosphere transcends its Western origins, functioning as a multicultural and transnational domain where culture, national identities and gender are actively negotiated.” The passport bros movement is an operationalization of the Black Manosphere's racialized red pill philosophy. Passport bro social media communities (e.g., Reddit) are composed of existing passport bros, or veteran members, and aspiring passport bros, or new members. Rather than considering themselves to be an aspect of the manosphere, passport bros consider themselves to be more of a movement. In contrast to other aspects of the manosphere, passport bros are more inclined to specify and identify their race, ethnicity, and/or nationality. Additionally, contrary to social media manosphere communities that are largely composed of white men, the passport bros movement includes men of color. Passport bro communities are primarily composed of African American men as well as others, such as men of Chinese, Latino, and Indian descent. The Black Manosphere's racialized red pill philosophy has resulted in a leveling effect upon racial and ethnic identities; consequently, this has contributed to the development of racially and ethnically inclusive spaces within the passport bros movement. While Western men have had a long history of sexual tourism in less expensive countries and countries within the Global South, passport bros have sought a combination of both sexual pleasure and long-term romantic relationships with their companions.
History
The passport bros movement may have originated among an emerging digital community of African American men in 2011 with African American film director, Al Greeze, who created the documentary film, Frustrated. In his documentary, Greeze used the term, passport bro, which he initially coined or introduced into mainstream culture. Greeze's documentary “depicts African-American men seeking relationships with women in Brazil. According to witnesses interviewed, these men experienced a sense of displacement in the face of African-American women in the United States who were emancipated, sometimes earning more money than them", which, consequently, contributed to their view of African American women having and showing less respect toward the masculinity of African American men. Following the initial publication of Greeze's video documentary, numerous YouTube channels developed among African American men, who vlogged, providing advice about travel and relationships with foreign women.
Charles Tyler, who was an African-American man born in Philadelphia, United States of America and produced his earliest content, “Black Brazilian Women for Afro American who Travel”, in 2012, is regarded by Ph.D. candidate Sedrick Miles as the archetype for and godfather of the Passport Bros movement. Throughout the 2010s, Charles Tyler produced YouTube content for the Charles Tyler Show (The Black Man's Option), which included content advocating for Black American men getting their United States passport card in order to travel to Brazil, content comparing African-American women with Afro-Brazilian women or with other foreign women, and content discussing how to earn an income on the web. Prior to more recent social media influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, during the times of his earliest videos in the 2010s, travel content was largely limited to blogs. Given that the travel space was predominantly occupied by white people, Tyler built his audience, independent of this established space, highlighting his experiences and knowledge about how to obtain passports and travel visas, and sharing perspectives that appealed to working-class Black American men.
A notable figure, who had significant influence within the Black Manosphere and introduced Black men to the Black Manosphere, was Kevin Samuels. Samuels was one of the few within the Black Manosphere who received broader mainstream recognition for his social media platform and influence. Sharp (2024) characterized Samuels as being a charismatic figure who promoted hegemonic Black masculinity and embodied the racialized red pill philosophy commonly espoused within the Black Manosphere. The message brought by Kevin Samuels laid the ideological groundwork for, among other sub-groups within the Black Manosphere, the offshoot sub-group and subculture that became the Passport Bros movement. Samuels' common talking points often serve as a major premise for advocacy within Passport Bros' messaging.
The passport bros movement began to spread from digital communities of African American men in 2019, considerably expanding as a movement, into other digital communities of men with diverse racial backgrounds, during the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 lockdowns.
In 2020, Tommy J. Curry, who specializes in Africana philosophy and Black male studies, authored "Exposing the ‘Passport Bros’: A study on the intersection of race, masculinity, and sexuality in the African American community", where he characterized passport bros as a social media trend found among some African American men who advocate for other African American men to travel abroad for relationships and to find women in other countries that are perceived as being more submissive and having greater desirability than African American women.
On July 19, 2023, American rapper Bas released his second single, Passport Bros, with American rapper J. Cole, which was part of Bas’ fourth studio album, We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up .
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