In a divided America, James Baldwin’s fiery critiques reverberate anew

This is a wonderful article from the Washington Post.  Beyond just canonizing Baldwin or reviewing the new documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro” The author provides a compendium of resources and links on the subject of Baldwin's enduring relevance.  I will let it speak for itself.

     Baldwin wrote “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually,” he wrote in “Notes of a Native Son,” a classic tome of essays illuminating what it is to be black in an America intent on preserving its whiteness.
     Take the words out of the 1950s, when they were published, and they could apply to the women in pink hats, the scientists, the Black Lives Matter activists, the climate-change believers and the LGBTQ-rights supporters who have flooded the streets of Washington this year.
     Baldwin wanted desperately for his country to deliver on its promise. So does a whole new generation of his fans 

If you are interested in a deeper appreciation of this black American hero I strongly recommend following the link below and reading the original article.

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