James Baldwin
Noun
Meaning
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
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Examples
As I type this I am standing in front of my completed James Baldwin mural in downtown Phoenix.
American writer James Baldwin left his home country in the 1950s for Paris, where he was inspired to write his classic novel following the life and loves of a young man named David.
Multicultural before there was a name for it – at least a polite one --Clinton nurtured such diverse and influential figures as Bill Graham, James Baldwin, George Cukor, Neil Simon and Abraham Lincoln Polonsky."
While Tic, Leti (portrayed by a fantastic Jurnee Smollett from ), and Tic's uncle George make their way across segregated America, the words of acclaimed African-American author, lecturer, and activist James Baldwin narrate the scene.
As James Baldwin might have put it, an oppressed people does not always wake up a saint; more often it wakes up a murderer.
As a character, Killmonger reminded me of the oft-quoted James Baldwin: “To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.”