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What the Church Meant for James Baldwin
- bmcn2020 6y agoAmazing writer. If you haven't yet, please read The Fire Next Time for an understanding of racial issues in America, and a love-based solution
- goldwind1111 6y agoInteresting to see this on Hackernews. I appreciate it. and thanks @bmcn2020
- ciarannolan 6y ago+1 to The Fire Next Time God gave Noah the rainbow sign -- no more water, The Fire Next Time I found the book to be much more intellectual and insightful compared to modern pop-race-psychology or whatever the latest wave of books should be called.
- wolverine876 6y agoWatch I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary on Baldwin, to understand what a genius he was - innovative, able to think clearly beyond the intense social pressures of his time and around him (something we can better appreciate these days), miles ahead, extraordinarily articulate. He is the best commentator on racial issues in 2020.
- nemesis1637 6y agoYes! Such a good film.
- js2 6y agoAlso watch Baldwin debate Buckley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeoS41xe7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeoS41xe7w (And as an aside, if you haven't had your fill of Buckley after that, watch Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal) I recently came across an opinion piece Baldwin wrote for the NYT in 1967. I won't try to summarize it because it's short enough and I can't do it justice. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/29/specials/baldwin-antisem.html https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/29/s...
- peterburkimsher 6y agohttps://archive.is/FagiG https://archive.is/FagiG
- js2 6y agoRecent HN discussion of James Baldwin: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23584298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23584298
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