#jamesbaldwin — Public Fediverse posts
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In my childhood, my family visited Dollywood probably a dozen times, and they had hundreds of interactive exhibits for children. That place kindled within my mind a relentless curiosity and unbounded imagination (traits that make fascists tremble in their jackboots), and those types of childhood experiences contributed more to who I am as an adult today than anything I ever learned in school. By and large, my school teachers only taught me *what* to think. Dolly Parton was among a select few adults who, by their words and actions, taught me *how* to think.
I don't actually believe in an afterlife, but I like to imagine Dolly taking her seat at a small table in heaven, with Fred Rogers on her right, James Baldwin on her left, and Carl Sagan across from her. What a warm, thoughtful, nuanced, and intellectually stimulating discussion they could have together!
#DollyParton #Dollywood #Imagination #Curiosity #CriticalThinking #FredRogers #JamesBaldwin #CarlSagan
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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.
#civilrights #diahanncarroll #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #jamesgarner #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #sammydavisjr #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory
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August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte
#civilrights #charltonheston #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory
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The Moving Letter James Baldwin Received from His Childhood Teacher at the Peak of His Fame and His Heartbreak
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/08/26/james-baldwin-orilla-bill-miller/
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"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." — James Baldwin, 1962
Sixty-four years old and it still lands like it was filed this morning.
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#JamesBaldwin #Quotes #SocialJustice #Wisdom #Truth #Reflection #LGBTQ #Community #Writing #Mindfulness
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Sunday Morning Reading
Another Sunday with yet another stab a sharing some Sunday Morning Reading. What caught my eye this week revolved around history, featuring fiddle players, photography, and a bit of Chekov among other topics. Rosin up the bow and enjoy.
Kicking things off are two great pieces from Robin Ince. He jump starts the first with a well worn quote from James Baldwin:
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
I think we’ve all been gaslit a time or two in our lives. Even if you think you haven’t you should give both The Gaslight Years — Part One and To The End — Gaslighting Part Two a read. I think the fact that Baldwin wrote “hates” in the plural tells a tale.
“Agreement is cheap. Challenge is expensive.” So, says JA Westenberg in The Intellectual Circle Jerk And Why We Can’t Stop. Regardless of the hit to the pocketbook, both come with a cost.
We’ve always fought over history, even while we’re making it. Fine to fight over it, because history teaches us you can’t erase it, no matter how hard you try. Kelsey Ables takes a look at The New History Wars.
Speaking of history, Alan Palazon looks into The Forgotten Photographer Who Put A US President In The White House — And Pioneered Photographic Branding.
Harrison Smith tells the story of Violet Hensley. She Set Aside The Fiddle To Raise Children. At 99, She Made Her Opry Debut. Ms. Hensley recently passed away. Rest in peace.
I’m glad to see that Natasha MH keeps pursuing her art and her writing about it. Check out In The Canvas Grotto.
And to close, here’s a piece from 2018 that Neil Steinberg pulled out of his archives to highlight again this week. Glad he did. The title is a famous quote from Anton Chekov. Cowardice Is Stronger Than Common Sense. Maybe history does just rhyme after all.
(Image from Guillaume Gryn DVS on Unsplash)
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#ai #AnotonChekov #books #Culture #fiction #History #JamesBaldwin #literature #Politics #RobinInce #SundayMorningReading #Tech #VioletHensley #Writing -
"Black men do not have the same reason to hate white men as white men have to hate blacks. The root of the white man's hatred is terror, a bottomless and nameless terror, which focuses on the black, surfacing, and concentrating on this dread figure, an entity which lives only in his mind. But the root of the black man's hatred is rage, and he does not so much hate white men as simply want them out his way, and, more than that, out of his children's way." — #JamesBaldwin #BlackHistory
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Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/10/barack-obama-launches-podcast-about-books-that-shaped-his-worldview #Books #Podcasts #BarackObama #Media #Culture #Podcasting #ToniMorrison #JohnLeCarr #JamesBaldwin #CormacMccarthy #MarilynneRobinson #TelevisionRadio #UsNews #DigitalMedia
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Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’
By Ella CreamerThe former US president will host six episodes of A Great Book for Audible, discussing work from Toni Morrison and John le Carré to James Baldwin
#Books #Podcasts #BarackObama #Media #Culture #Podcasting #ToniMorrison #JohnleCarr #JamesBaldwin #CormacMcCarthy #MarilynneRobinson #Televisionradio #USnews #Digitalmedia #TheGuardian #EllaCreamer
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Mentor Monday YO! James Baldwin! #JamesBaldwin #MentorMonday #BlackHistory #SocialJustice #Leftist
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Happy Birthday, brother Jimmy Baldwin. #JamesBaldwin #writers #BLM #resistance #BlackHistory #happybirthday #philosophy #sociology #academia #novel https://www.dustinjbyrd.org
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james baldwin & the roots of black-palestinian solidarity: https://lithub.com/james-baldwin-and-the-roots-of-black-palestinian-solidarity/
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returning to france, he continued writing poetry & fiction - both on his own & through collaborations with margaret mead & richard avadon. amongst his friends & admirers: nina simone, marlon brando, sartre, jean genet, josephine baker, maya angelou...
if you've never read any baldwin, start with 'giovanni's room' - &, if you've never seen him debate, my goodness, wriggle your fine arse over to youtube & watch him at oxford tearing strips off william f buckley.
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#art/#history: 'i imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.'
james baldwin, born #otd in 1924, was a sage for the ages. his observations on society - from race & class to sex - were too much for harlem to hold...even from one of its native sons.
#illustration #jamesBaldwin #literature #harlem -
'i stood on a hill in jerusalem today, looking over the border, the arab-israeli border. there is really something frightening about it. there is something insane about it, something which breaks the heart.'
i love james baldwin - today & every day. he is so necessary.
#botd #art #history #literature #palestine #jamesBaldwin
(meanderings about james, below.) -
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I think about what he said here, as well as his words in The Fire Next Time, a lot.
"Most of mankind is not all of mankind."
It's all true. There are so many good people in this world worth fighting for. ✊️
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American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin was born on this day, 102 years ago.
From 2024:
"Every day, I really work to walk in his company. And in gratitude for the ways he demonstrated how an artist can show up for the world."
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@rosaluxstiftung/117024384895028452
Il 2 agosto 1924 ad Harlem, New York nasce James Baldwin
Quasi nessun altro scrittore del XX secolo ha scritto in modo così acuto e senza compromessi sul razzismo, il potere e l’identità negli Stati Uniti.
Nell'immagine:
«Le persone si aggrappano con tanta ostinazione al proprio odio, per non dover affrontare il proprio dolore.»Molto interessante e ricco di informazioni tutto il thread
#JamesBaldwin
#Razzismo
#USA
#Queer
#diritti #intersezionalità
#BlackLivesMatter
#scrittori@scuola
@jenshansen
@lindasartini
@alephoto85
@nemobis
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Children are never good at listening to their elders, but they never fail to imitate them.
-- James Baldwin⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #JamesBaldwin #Children #Life
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
