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 ...

Kyle Bass’ short intense play “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country” brings James Baldwin to vivid life, not by chronicling his long list of achievements in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s ...

Gay Black writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) seems to be everywhere: TikTok memes, social media hashtags, Raoul Peck’s 2016 award-winning documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” Princeton University’s ...

In the first major biography of James Baldwin in over three decades, Nicholas Boggs presents an intimate portrait shaped by the people who inspired him. Boggs traces four of Baldwin's transformative ...

(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 ...

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The Princeton University community is marking Black History Month in a range of events this February as well as through educational programs and resources that are available year-round. Visitors to ...

According to James Baldwin, the demoralization of a Black person in America begins in early childhood. The writer and activist famously illustrated his point during a televised debate on Feb. 18, 1965 ...