Morehouses Crossroads Has Nothing To Do With Ghetto Gear or Cross-Dressing Oct 21, 2009
I love the works of Billy Strayhorn, Langston Hughes and James Baldwin. That being said, neither of them carried purses, wore rollers in their hair or wore eyeliner or mascara. (Slate)
For the teachers and parents of musicians, celebrate Oct 15, 2009
One of my favorite James Baldwin s quotes found in his Autobiographical Notes is the idea that the purpose of art is to make order out of the chaos of life. Thank you for sharing this speech. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Sarah Wright, 80; chronicled Depression-era black experience Oct 5, 2009
While novelists like James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison had explored the black male experience, Ms. Wright s novel was among the first to focus on the confluence of race, class, and sex. Republished by the Feminist Press in 1986 and again in 2002, This Child s Gonna Live remains in print today. (Boston Globe)
Bronx bus-ride 'Beauty' is just the ticket Sep 18, 2009
Throughout your journey, the narration is delivered via headphones -- live (by Sarah Nina Hayon) and taped (by Raul Castillo and Randy Danson) -- alternating between poetical musings by the likes of Pablo Neruda and James Baldwin and sharp-edged social commentary about the changing real estate scene ... Throughout your journey, the narration is delivered via headphones -- live (by Sarah Nina Hayon) and taped (by Raul Castillo and Randy Danson) -- alternating between poetical musings by the likes... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Did reading Obamas speech change your mind? Sep 9, 2009
Bonnie, Please understand that James Baldwin said it best when he stated For these are all our children, we will all profit by or pay for what they become. Just Wondering. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Speaker asks residents to help youth Sep 1, 2009
Drawing at times on the words of writer James Baldwin, author of "The Fire Next Time," Funchess identified boredom, immobility and stagnation as a threat to change. People shoot down ideas and vision with admonishments like, 'That's too radical,' or 'We tried that 10 years ago,' or 'We never did that before. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
James Baldwin Brief Biography Aug 27, 2009
Brief profile of the life and works of American writer James Baldwin, famous for Go Tell It on the Mountain, his first novel. James Baldwin was a leading American writer in his time ... Early Years of James Baldwin. (Suite101.com)
Richard Poirier; literary critic and writer who founded Library of America Aug 22, 2009
Nearly 200 volumes collecting the works of Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, James Baldwin, Philip Roth, and other writers have been published to date. Dr. Poirier joined the project in its planning stages in 1977 and served on its board of directors until 2006, when he stepped down as chairman. (Boston Globe)
Suffering in Modern African-America... Aug 17, 2009
James Baldwin s Sonny s Blues best demonstrates this theme through its omnipotent suffering that leads to Sonny s achievement and the narrator s insight. The narrator of the story wants nothing more than to live a normal life, forgetting about the suffering of his past while Sonny wants to be a great jazz musician, something he wants and achieves even after the narrator told him he should focus on more serious things. (Suite101.com)
Backward Glances Jul 30, 2009
75 for adults and 75 cents for children under 12 Members of the Board of Appeals were David Wright, Ronald Bissonnette, Herman Courtemanche, Lloyd Parker and John Schaaf New books at the Hudson Public Library included: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, The Late Clara Bean by Taylor Caldwell; Elizabeth Appleton by John O Hara and Parents Without Partners by Jim and Janet Egelson Claire Johnson was on vacation from her sales duties at the W.T. Grant Co. store A son was born to Everett and Alva... (Hudson Sun, MA)
Author E. Lynn Harris dead at 54 Jul 25, 2009
"He always said 'I'm not a James Baldwin,'" Boykin said, referring to the openly gay black author from the 1960s. "He was writing accessible literature for the masses.". (CNN)
Karen Elaine TurnerNov. 18, 1955 - July 18, 2009 Jul 23, 2009
on Nov. 18, 1955, to James Baldwin and Doris Jackson ... Karen is survived by her loving husband, Robert C. Turner, of Fruitland, Idaho; four children, daughter, Jennifer Renee Ramondo, of Albuquerque, N.M., and three sons, Andrew Charles Turner, of Ogden, Utah, Landry James Turner, of Charlotte, N.C., and Daniel Gilbert Turner, of Fruitland, Idaho; parents, James Baldwin, of Sweet Home, Ore. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
The reluctant poster boy Jul 23, 2009
Man Gone Down is rife with quotations from the poetry of T.S. Eliot, and references to F.Scott Fitzgerald and Moby-Dick mingle with allusions to the work of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry. The novel's title reflects Thomas's broad interests and erudition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Q&A with Gates Jul 21, 2009
James Baldwin, in his influential 1949 essay "Everybody's Protest Novel," wouldn't even grant that Stowe had been a novelist, calling her merely an "impassioned pamphleteer." Yes, Baldwin wrote, Stowe had established that slavery was "perfectly horrible," but had done so through an "ostentatious parading of...spurious emotion." For Baldwin, Stowe's "wet eyes" and sentimentality disguised a "secret and violent inhumanity." ... Look, from Frederick Douglass, who reviewed and praised it, to James... (Boston Globe)
King works return to bookshelves Jun 24, 2009
Among the authors it has published are James Baldwin, Derrick Bell, Cornel West, Howard Thurman, Marian Wright Edelman and Roger Wilkins. In a statement, Dexter King - who is chairman of his father's estate, said: "Beacon Press will be a dedicated public outlet for his work and will help bring his urgently needed teachings of non-violence and human dignity, and his dream of freedom and equality to a new global audience.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
I Cook, Therefore I Am Jun 4, 2009
The impact of culture on biology was first proposed in the late 19th century by philosopher and psychologist James Baldwin, but it's only in very recent times that exciting experimental work has tried to gauge the evolutionary effects of behaviors, like and. In the case of cooking, Wrangham's proposal counters a universal human understanding of how the world works. (Slate)
Lincoln Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary May 13, 2009
Other performances included soprano Audra McDonald singing a medley of Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," "America the Beautiful" and "Somedays," a poem by James Baldwin set to music by Steven Marzullo. Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra concluded the festivities with a performance of his composition, "The Magic Hour.". (Newsmax)
'Harry Potter' among missing from e-library Apr 29, 2009
Only a handful, or less, have come out from Paul Bowles, Hunter S. Thompson and James Baldwin. The reasons are legal, financial and philosophical. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Judge orders Redmond O'Neal held without bail Apr 16, 2009
com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others. WASHINGTON - This year's White House Easter Egg Roll will be more Fergalicious than ever, with pop diva Fergie headlining the entertainment. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Amazon: Gay 'Glitch' Fixed Apr 14, 2009
com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others ... com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Natalie Goldberg's Old Friend From ... Apr 12, 2009
Intertwined with those chapters are others, some of which use the work of well-known writers --Jack Kerouac, James Baldwin, Allen Ginsburg, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Rhys, to name a few as examples of autobiographical writing that may not be outright, traditional memoir. Tell me everything you know about Jell-O. Go. (Suite101.com)
'Book of Rhymes' spells out hip-hop's artistry Apr 3, 2009
" He calls on the words of Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin, among others, to defend the rough slang and graphic realism of the art.If hip-hop's illicit tales should be considered acts of creation just as the macabre stories of Stephen King are, Bradley notes that "horror music" is just one of hip-hop's many literary approaches. If some MCs are like screenwriters, he suggests, others are investigative reporters, biographers, and memoirists, even comedians, children's authors, and spiritualists.If... (Boston Globe)
Four to be inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Mar 23, 2009
He won a number of awards for his writing, including the James Baldwin Prize for Fiction in 1978 for ;Appalachee Red; and the 1992 American Book Award for ;Jessie and Jesus and Cousin Claire. Andrews died in 1991. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'A Raisin in the Sun' as timely as ever Mar 11, 2009
Hansberry, like James Baldwin, is a bridge between the activist generations of Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson and that of King, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael and Baraka. If Baraka was one of the first of the new radical writers to react against her, he was also one of the first to recognize the importance of her first play and her "critical realist" approach. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Today in History Mar 7, 2009
Thought for Today: "The most dangerous creation of any society is that man who has nothing to lose." James Baldwin, American author (1924-1987). Related Searches. (Yahoo News)
Public invited to hear Pakay discuss his work Feb 19, 2009
Right, James Baldwin stirs his drink at an Istanbul teahouse, circa 1964 ... The event will begin with a showing of James Baldwin: From Another Place, a 12-minute film Pakay shot in 1970 and completed in 1973 ... But its notoriety should increase greatly in the next few weeks, when the book James Baldwin s Turkish Decade: Erotics of Exile, by Magdalena J. Zaborowska, from Duke University Press, hits the stores. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Lights! Camera! Amour! Feb 15, 2009
The homey bookstore is the famous flop house of over 50,000 visitors, including celebrated writers like Henry Miller, James Baldwin, and Lawrence Durrell, just to name a few. Book and history aficionados shouldn't miss this historic institution. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The Prose of Passion Feb 13, 2009
Cultural observer James Baldwin once compared love to a battle; he also said that love is growing up. Writer Zora Neale Hurston said it makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place, while poet Nikki Giovanni declared it an adventure. (Slate)
Black History Month events Feb 13, 2009
Authors on display represent a mixing of African, Caribbean, European and Native American cultures within the U.S. Featured writers include Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, W.E.B. DuBois, Ralph Ellison, Charles Gordone, Lorraine Hansberry, Derek Walcott and Richard Wright. The exhibit showcases these writers through portraits, quotes and writings. (The Battalion, TX)
Davis on Davis Feb 10, 2009
He writes of getting together every so often with the late James Baldwin in France and "lying our asses off." You have to wonder, as you do with all autobiographies, how much deliberate lying is being done here. Probably not a lot, because for a man this caught up in his own mystique--a man fully aware that his art and life are already the stuff of legend--just telling the truth about himself as he sees it amounts to a form of self-aggrandizement. (The Atlantic Online)
Claudia Roth Pierpont: James Baldwin’s flight from America. Feb 8, 2009
James Baldwin s flight from America ... Feeling more than usually restless, James Baldwin flew from New York to Paris in the late summer of 1961, and from there to Israel. (New Yorker)
