Eboo Patel writes about a James Baldwin essay that helped guide him as an activist and writer. Read more →

James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America's foremost writers. His essays, such as "Notes of a Native Son" (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in... Read more →

Amy Alexander writes about a documentary James Baldwin filmed in San Francisco the year she was born. Read more →

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