Yaba Blay | One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race
Monday, Apr 12, 2021
In One Drop, Blay questions conventional perceptions of Blackness in order to create and understand a more diverse worldwide community.
Books and Literature
A Beginner's Guide to How the U.S. Prison System Actually Works
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021
If you're fairly new to this topic, it can feel overwhelming—so here are some podcasts, books, and documentaries to start withDr. Eddie Glaude Awarded 2021 Stowe Prize
Friday, Feb 26, 2021
Stowe Prize 2021, honoring Dr. Eddie Glaude, for his book, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.African American History Books Recommended by Imani Perry
Friday, Feb 26, 2021
Princeton Professor Imani Perry—a prolific scholar of African American Studies whose biography of Lorraine Hansberry, Looking For Lorraine, won the 2019 PEN Biography Prize—recommends five books she considers essential to an understanding of the history of black life in America.In Modern Times of Protest, James Baldwin’s Meditations on America and Race Still Resonate
Friday, Feb 26, 2021
Arguably, no writer has ever made that demand more forcefully, passionately, or eloquently than James Baldwin. More than 33 years since his death at age 63, Baldwin continues to give voice to our times.Begin Again by Eddie S Glaude Jr Review - The US Through James Baldwin's Eyes
Monday, Feb 22, 2021
The ‘white problem’ ... Baldwin’s writings spark a timely and absorbing engagement with American historyBaldwin's Lessons for Us All
Friday, Feb 12, 2021
In this episode, Laura spends the full half-hour in conversation with Professor Glaude about his book, Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.Teaching With Collections: ‘Reading Toni Morrison’ in a Virtual World
Friday, Jan 29, 2021
What is it like to pore over — and even touch — the handwriting of a world-renowned author on the lined notepaper on which she drafted her famous novels? What do you learn about the writing process from reading an author’s handwritten pen and pencil scribbles as she made changes to early drafts of work on typewritten pages? And what happens when access to those literary pages of gold is threatened by the pandemic?A Black Lives Matter Founder on Building Modern Movements
Friday, Feb 12, 2021
In a new book, Alicia Garza writes, “We can’t be afraid to establish a base that is larger than the people we feel comfortable with.”Where to Start with James Baldwin
Friday, Jan 15, 2021
The iconic American author, essayist, poet and playwright turned his life’s struggles into brilliant literary works, as relevant today as when they were written. Here’s a guide to his best books to start with, by the author of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Today.
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