Going to meet James Baldwin

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James Baldwin was an activist, public intellectual and a guide for understanding the nuances of race. In this edition we explore how he remains an inspiration for a new generation taking on the persistent issues and challenges he addressed, but which remained unresolved.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    My James Baldwin great reading adventure - Andrew Kelly

    Andrew Kelly on some of the many things that James Baldwin has taught him over his lifetime. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  2. EPISODE 2

    The strength to love - Edson Burton

    Edson Burton on how James Baldwin inspired him to love those who rejected him. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  3. EPISODE 3

    Autobiographical notes - Chitra Ramaswamy

    Chita Ramaswamy counts the many ways in which she is like James Baldwin. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  4. EPISODE 4

    Reviving the art of ambivalence - Vanessa Kisuule

    Poet Vanessa Kisuule takes solace from James Baldwin in an increasingly polarised, frenetic world and hopes he would approve of her. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  5. EPISODE 5

    Black T-shirts & James Baldwin - Inua Ellams

    Inua Ellams asks his friend Nii Parkes for inspiration for his play text as they riff about James Baldwin and his work. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  6. EPISODE 6

    Reading Baldwin through life - Jack Parlett

    Jack Parlett on James Baldwin's engagement with the community of Cherry Grove, Fire Island, a haven for queer people from NYC since the 1930s. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  7. EPISODE 7

    Baldwin and the truth - Taíno Mendez

    Mendez on James Baldwin. Mendez is a London-based novelist and critic. Their novel, Rainbow Milk, was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. Going to meet James Baldwin is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

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James Baldwin was an activist, public intellectual and a guide for understanding the nuances of race. In this edition we explore how he remains an inspiration for a new generation taking on the persistent issues and challenges he addressed, but which remained unresolved.

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