Today marks the 97th birthday of the late novelist and fiery voice for racial and social justice, James Baldwin. To that end, many are honoring the occasion on social media by sharing his quotes and speeches and tributes to him.

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Few writers have managed to capture the experience of living as a Black person in America the way that the late James Baldwin did. The iconic novelist and essayist’s birthday is today, and we take a look back at his rich life and towering legacy. Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924, raised by his single […]

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I Am Not Your Negro is the story of literary giant James Baldwin‘s personal account of the assassinations of his friends, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X and Medgar Evers. The Academy Award nominated Director Raoul Peck talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the historical film and Baldwin’s importance and legacy. “I couldn’t do less […]

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A new documentary about James Baldwin, the late activist-writer, highlights America’s disappointing progress around issues of race and equality.