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10 James Baldwin Books to Read in Your Lifetime | The Oprah Magazine

January 14, 2020January 27, 2020African American Activist, African American Author ...

More from the literary legend behind If Beale Street Could Talk. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] James Baldwin is an iconic author for our time, a writer who gave the world countless poignant essays, shorts stories, novels, plays, and poems during his 63 years. As a gay Black man coming to terms with his identity in the 1950s, […]

Remembering James Baldwin: Here are Five Works by the American Author | News18

December 2, 2019January 8, 2020African American Activist, African American Literature

On the author’s death anniversary, here’s looking at 5 works by him one must read.

James Baldwin: Living in Fire by Bill V Mullen review – a smart, concise introduction | The Guardian

November 15, 2019November 26, 2019African American Activist, African American Author

A brisk account of the African American writer’s insights on race, class and sexuality, which are more relevant than ever

James Baldwin: ‘I Can’t Accept Western Values Because They Don’t Accept Me’ | LitHub

April 18, 2019May 3, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren

10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers | HuffPost

February 15, 2019March 23, 2019African American History, KINDR'D ...

Maya Angelou, Beyoncé, James Baldwin and other Black icons have a lot to teach us about love.

James Baldwin: Pessimist, Optimist, Hero | The New York Times

February 5, 2019March 23, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

The literary figure is the glowing subject of a group exhibition, curated by the New Yorker critic Hilton Als, that is part personal narrative, part study of his influence on contemporary artists.

Barry Jenkins Is Trying Not to Think About ‘Barry Jenkins’ | The New York Times

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

The Oscar-winning artist behind “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Moonlight” grapples with the spotlight, with advice from Denzel Washington and Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Regina King and Colman Domingo Make Us Better With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ | Colorlines

January 7, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The veteran actors discuss their relationships to James Baldwin, what they brought to their portrayal of Sharon and Joe Rivers and the passion for rich Black characters.

If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love | The Atlantic

January 2, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel homes in on the familial tenderness that buoys the youthful protagonists amid devastatingly common injustices.

Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem | Hyperallergic

January 1, 2019African American Art, African American Cinema ...

Director Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph’s “Fly Paper” transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava’s 1950s portraits of Harlem.