Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Arthur Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924 – Dec. 1, 1987) was an American writer, poet, essayist, novelist and incendiary moral voice.
Even long after his death in 1987, people still look to James Baldwin for guidance. As the grandson of a slave and a gay Black man in America, he used his upbringing to inspire individuals through his ...
Snopes.com: James Baldwin Once Said, 'Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced'?
James Baldwin Once Said, 'Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced'?
(ThyBlackMan.com) James Baldwin was more than a novelist, playwright, and essayist—he was a witness. He bore witness to the struggle of Black Americans, the contradictions of the American Dream, and ...
MSN: He spent decades on his James Baldwin biography. It’s out at the perfect moment.
He spent decades on his James Baldwin biography. It’s out at the perfect moment.
Yahoo: Massive James Baldwin biography digs deep into the romances that shaped his writing
Massive James Baldwin biography digs deep into the romances that shaped his writing
Iowa Public Radio: A new James Baldwin biography explores how his lovers influenced his work
A new James Baldwin biography explores how his lovers influenced his work
NPR: A new James Baldwin biography asks how the writer’s lovers might’ve shaped him
The scholar Nicholas Boggs has a new perspective on James Baldwin. The new biography Baldwin: A Love Story considers how the writer and Civil Rights leader’s lovers might’ve shaped him. In today’s ...