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Sunday Reading: Celebrating James Baldwin

Posted on August 2, 2021 by The Soul Brother

From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces by and about Baldwin, on the occasion of what would have been his ninety-seventh birthday. Source: Sunday Reading: Celebrating James Baldwin | The New Yorker

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The enduring shame of ‘separate and unequal’

Posted on May 5, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Katrina vanden Heuvel ` In July 1966, James Baldwin published “A Report from Occupied Territory,” a despairing essay in The Nation contemplating race relations in Harlem and other American cities. Describing the deep sense of alienation and despair in … Continue reading →

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A Report from Occupied Territory

Posted on May 5, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By James Baldwin On April 17, 1964, in Harlem, New York City, a young salesman, father of two, left a customer’s apartment and went into the streets. There was a great commotion in the streets, which, especially since it was … Continue reading →

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Birmingham, 1963 to Detroit, 2010- The tragedy of bombed and brutalized black girls

Posted on May 24, 2010 by The Soul Brother

This is a fantastic and provocative article. How far have we really come in this nation when it comes to race relations? Birmingham, 1963 to Detroit, 2010- The tragedy of bombed and brutalized black girls | Race-Talk.

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