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Monica Norton, Washington Post deputy local editor, talked about James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk and the impact the book had on her as a teenager.

Actress Ebony Obsidian, Princeton University Professor Imani Perry, and novelist Jacqueline Woodson talked about the importance of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk.

Author bell hooks discussed the work and impact of James Baldwin at a symposium celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain. During her…

At the high school where James Baldwin attended, a class of students talked about Baldwin and his book The Fire Next Time.

In this 1979 speech, James Baldwin talked about being a black writer, about the civil rights movement, and other topics.

From the library of DeWitt Clinton High School, guests examined racism in America and the rise of the civil rights movement through the life and writings of social critic James Baldwin. Dr.…

Mr. Stein, who was a close friend of author James Baldwin, talked about his experiences. They both attended DeWitt Clinton High School.

In an excerpt from an In Depth program, Professor bell hooks talked specifically about the writings of James Baldwin and his influence on her and others.