Few American writers have marked their era as powerfully as James Baldwin. As distinctive on the page as on the airwaves, his voice is indelibly associated with the demand for racial justice in the United States, a demand that continues to make him one of our most pressing and urgent contemporaries.
To mark Baldwin’s centenary, the Authors Guild Foundation invites you to join a conversation featuring some of our most exciting writers, scholars, and essayists as we gather to celebrate, study, and reflect on the legacy of Baldwin’s life and work.
Join us live for the remaining five sessions, plus the recording of all previous sessions, at a special subscription discount!
Upcoming: All times 2PM ET
Wednesday, May 21: W. Ralph Eubanks & Eddie Glaude, Jr. - Notes of a Native Son
Thursday, June 26: Viet Thanh Nguyen - No Name in the Street
Thursday, July 24: Rachel Cohen - Baldwin & Delaney
Thursday, August 21: Vinson Cunningham - Another Country
Thursday, September 18: Ayana Mathis - The Fire Next Time
Available as a recording:
Jesse McCarthy - An Introduction (Henry James and James Baldwin; "Everybody's Protest Novel")
Colm Tóibín - Go Tell It on the Mountain
Imani Perry - “Sonny’s Blues” & “The Uses of the Blues”
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The painting of James Baldwin in the graphic below is by Beauford Delaney and reprinted courtesy of the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.
Beauford Delaney (1901–1979), James Baldwin, c.1945–50, oil on canvasboard, 24 x 18 inches / 61 x 45.7 cm, estate stamp; Private Collection; © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator, Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
