Category: #ReclaimingJimmy
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Pride: Speak like Baldwin (1924-1987)
Celebrating our inspiration #Pride2018 – novelist, visionary, social commentator James Baldwin (1924 – 1987) inspires us to speak #BlackOutAndProud
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Read: Righting Reflex
If signs of racism stare us in the face and we are unable to recognise them we are lost as Black gay men.
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Read: Vigilant as not to be erased!
On the 30th Anniversary of his death Baldwin’s words punch and echo with powerful contemporary relevance. A renewed public interest sees a campaign where celebrities urge the public to Know Your Baldwin. Led by Samuel L. Jackson, Lupita Nyong’o, Ashton Sanders (of Moonlight fame) and others contribute to a short video where each take turn to emphatically articulate…
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Write: What James Baldwin means to you?
We Know Our Baldwin and we know that Baldwin was not only unapologetically Black, he was also unapologetically Queer
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Reclaiming Jimmy
We must be vigilant so as not to be erased! BlackOutUK encourages you to Know Your Baldwin for he speaks For Us and About Us and provides evidence of our existence not only as Black people but as Black Queer people
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Event: I’m Not Your Negro Preview Screening 19/03
We’re massive fans of James Baldwin so are massively excited to announce a special preview screening of new documentary ‘I’m Not Your Negro’ on Sunday 19th March.
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Have you read. . .?
Each month we share a book that one of us loves. Have you read. . .? What’s it about? Reviews Good Reads The New Yorker New York Review of Books The Guardian/London Review of Books Let us know if you agree. . .