Encounters with James Baldwin: Celebrating 100 years [Paperback]

Honors James Baldwins centenary with reflections on his lasting influence and activism.Celebrating the centenary of the birth of the trailblazing African American author, Encounters with James Baldwin is a wide-ranging volume of short essays, reflections, interviews and poetry. This moving collection demonstrates the significant legacy of the writer and activist who spoke truth to power during the era of the fight for Black civil liberties in the US, and after.In this literary anthology, over 30 contributors reveal the influence of Baldwin's thought, speech and writing to their personal journeys and their awareness of the need for social justice.Introduction by Stella DadzieThree Memories of Baldwin by Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakrBlackspace by Victor AdebowaleTalking about Baldwin with Victor AdebowaleThe World is White No Longer by Toyin AgbetuUncle Jimmy's Calling by Rosanna AmakaThe Spirit of James Baldwin by Michelle Yaa AsantewaMea Culpa by Eugen BaconMeeting Jimmy Baldwin in Paris by Lindsay BarrettGenius as Moral Courage by Gabriella Beckles-RaymondA Picture is Worth a Thousand Phone Calls by Alan BellNever Make Peace with Mediocrity by Selina BrownSearching for the Centennial Man by Michael CampbellIn a Photograph with James Baldwin by Fred D'AguiarFires in Our Time by Thomas GlaveCan I get an Amen, Somebody? by Sonia GrantWhat Kind of World is This? by Zita HolbourneThe Inspirational Blues by Paterson JosephLetter to My Daughter by Peter KaluJames Baldwin Weeps with the Weight of Tiredness by Roy McFarlaneWhat's Love Got to Do with It? by Ronnie McGrathRevisiting James Baldwin by Michael McMillanSix Degrees of James Baldwin by Tony MedinaOf James Baldwin and Futures Not Seen by Bill V. MullenThe Fire is Now by Nducu wa NgugiIf Sonny's Blues were a Song... by Lola OhFahrenheit 1492 by Ewaure X. OsayandePassing by Nii Ayikwei ParkesThe Amen Corner by Anton PhillipsA Higher Calling by Ray ShellFor Jimmy by SuAndiWherefore, Nuncle? by Tade ThompsonLetter to My BrolC9