As a child in Harlem, James Baldwin (1924-1987) hewed to his family’s strict Baptist beliefs and would have known I ...

Essayist, novelist and activist James Baldwin published a wide body of work, but wrote only two plays. One of them, "The Amen Corner," his only full-length work for theater, takes the stage this week ...

To mark the end of Black History Month, we're revisiting two conversations about James Baldwin that first aired last summer for his 100th birthday. First, NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with McKinley ...

Kyle Bass’ short intense play “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country” brings James Baldwin to vivid life, not by chronicling his long list of achievements in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s ...

OAKLAND — Two brothers have been charged with beating and stomping a fellow nightclub patron while onlookers filmed, and one of them got into the music industry after his release from prison for a ...

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The Historic 1965 Cambridge Union Debate, Reimagined Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City, London, Chicago ...

In a 1963 wide-ranging feature published in LIFE magazine, James Baldwin praised the virtues of reading. “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but ...

In the financial district of Manhattan, an A.I.-equipped typewriter, fueled by James Baldwin’s works, types back at you with answers to your questions.