# james baldwin (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover james baldwin. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why do we fear Black men?](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/why-do-we-fear-black-men) _2026-08-18 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ On true crime, propaganda, and manufacturing fears ## [Commonplace #24](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/commonplace-24) _2026-08-15 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Some things that recently caught my interest ## [marvin gaye meets killer of sheep](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/marvin-gaye-meets-killer-of-sheep) _2026-08-11 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ signup for Aug 23 discussion (& vote for our next film) ## [We'll Never be Those Kids Again](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/well-never-be-those-kids-again-10) _2026-08-05 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ Blonde, Ten Years Later ## [Commonplace #23](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/commonplace-23) _2026-08-03 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Some things that recently caught my interest ## [3 Films for When You’re Feeling Stuck](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/but-im-the-artist-3-films-on-the) _2026-07-24 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ Close Ups Cinema Club vol. 1 ## [Commonplace #22](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/commonplace-22) _2026-07-24 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Some things that recently caught my interest ## [Buried Under the Sycamore](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/buried-under-the-sycamore) _2026-07-23 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ A Reading of Paulo Cohelo's "The Alchemist" ## [Nothing New Under the Sun](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/nothing-new-under-the-sun) _2026-07-16 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Taking Root in Tended Ground | Essay Two ## [we're watching this film IRL](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/were-watching-this-film-irl) _2026-07-10 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ at BAM Rose Cinemas on Sat, July 25th at 6:15PM ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ebyJjkrlHgtn) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Commonplace #21](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/commonplace-21) _2026-07-06 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Some things that recently caught my interest ## [we're discussing a pulitzer prize winning photo](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/were-discussing-a-pulitzer-prize) _2026-07-06 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ signup for discussion of "The Soiling of Old Glory" from 1976 ## [Discovering My American Identity...In Portugal](https://kyradavisauthor.substack.com/p/discovering-my-american-identityin) _2026-07-04 · Kyra · Blood, Sweat & Words by Kyra Davis Lurie_ I’m stepping into America’s 250th birthday in Lisbon, contemplating my Americanism. ## [Home is not a place](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/home-is-not-a-place) _2026-06-24 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ A Reading of James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room" ## [Commonplace #20](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/commonplace-20) _2026-06-16 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Some things that recently caught my interest ## [we're discussing the boondocks & tales from the hood](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/were-discussing-the-boondocks-and) _2026-06-11 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ signup for upcoming Jun 21 discussion & vote for the next film ## [Jazz, Ukraine, and the Responsibility of Artists](https://www.earlmacdonald.com/jazz-ukraine-and-the-responsibility-of-artists/) _2026-06-08 · Earl MacDonald · Earl MacDonald – Composer, Jazz Pianist, Music Educator_ Two of my UConn jazz students plan to enter the Herbie Hancock Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition. It’s a competition that has launched the careers of outstanding young musicians under the age of thirty, and the featured instrument changes from year to year. I told them something simple: if they… continue reading ## [Pulling A James Baldwin](https://kyradavisauthor.substack.com/p/pulling-a-james-baldwin) _2026-06-01 · Kyra · Blood, Sweat & Words by Kyra Davis Lurie_ At the age of 24, James Baldwin left America and moved to France. ## [notes of an immigrant son](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/notes-of-an-immigrant-son) _2026-05-27 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ On James Baldwin, Ousmane Sembène, & the promise of the West ## [REMINDER: in-person gordon parks discussion this fri (5/29)](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/reminder-in-person-gordon-parks-discussion) _2026-05-26 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ At the Center for Arts and Advocacy in Brooklyn 12-1:30PM ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/20GZG5ffUNUy) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Before the Flowers](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/before-the-flowers) _2026-05-25 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ Taking Root in Tended Ground | Essay One ## [Nomadic](https://matthewmlong.substack.com/p/nomadic) _2026-05-20 · Matthew Long · Beyond the Bookshelf_ A Reading of Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" ## [we're discussing sade & losing ground](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/sade-meets-losing-ground-and-vote) _2026-05-17 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ signup for May 24 discussion & vote for next week ## [we're discussing gordon parks IRL](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/were-meeting-in-person-to-discuss) _2026-05-07 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ signup for May 29th exhibition tour at The Center for Arts and Advocacy ## [what is the future?](https://thecountercanon.substack.com/p/what-is-the-future) _2026-05-06 · Michael A. Fadugbagbe · The Counter Canon_ Kahlil Joseph, Fela Kuti, and the history we study to get there ## [Do You Wanna Watch a Movie Tonight?](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/do-you-wanna-watch-a-movie-tonight) _2026-04-14 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ Welcome to the Close Ups Cinema Club ## [Scene & Heard: March 2026](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/scene-and-heard-march-2026) _2026-04-07 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ Everything that inspired me in March ## [On the Artist’s Responsibility](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/on-how-to-live-through-the-times) _2026-03-26 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ “The artist is not free to do what he wants to do; the artist is free to do what he has to do.” - James Baldwin ## [If your dream is only about you, it's too small](https://sashinexists.com/quote/if-your-dream-is-only-about-you-its-too-small/) _2026-03-08 · sashin · Sashin Exists_ If your dream is only about you, it's too small ## [Scene & Heard vol. 3](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/scene-and-heard-vol-3) _2026-03-08 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ February in Review ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KanhsmJq0pTC) _2026-03-08 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [How to Lose a Friend](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/how-to-lose-a-friend) _2026-02-18 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ How a TV show ruined my friendship ## [Scene & Heard vol. 2](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/everything-that-inspired-me-this) _2026-02-02 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ January roundup of the art that made me feel something ## [What the 20th Century Teaches Us About Big Dreams](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/what-the-20th-century-teaches-us) _2026-01-14 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ How modern cinema contextualizes the 20th century to evaluate the true cost of big dreams ## [Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...](https://introducingcr.substack.com/p/allow-me-to-reintroduce-myself) _2026-01-05 · CR · CLOSE UPS_ One Day You Finally Knew What You Had to Do, And Began, ## [Beginning Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/beginning-martyr-by-kaveh-akbar) _2026-01-01 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ The January 2025 Project Read ## [Rattle the Foundations of Your Own Ruins](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/rattle-the-foundations-of-your-own) _2025-12-30 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Baldwin's Message of Love ## [Together, or Not At All](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/together-or-not-at-all) _2025-12-23 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Baldwin on Race and Justice ## [People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.](https://sashinexists.com/quote/people-get-used-to-anything-the-less-you-think-about-your-oppression-the-more-your-tolerance-for-it-grows-after-a-while-people-just-think-oppression-is-the-normal-state-of-things-but-to/) _2025-12-19 · sashin · Sashin Exists_ People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave. ## [The Welcome Table](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-welcome-table) _2025-12-16 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ On the First Five Chapters of The Gospel According to James Baldwin ## [Announcing the 2026 Contemplative Reading Project Titles](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/announcing-the-2026-contemplative) _2025-12-05 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ #theCRPblog ## [The Vine: December 1, 2025](https://tomatonation.com/vine/the-vine-december-1-2025/) _2025-12-02 · Sarah D. Bunting · Tomato Nation_ Dear Sars, I was surprised and delighted to learn that there’s new Vine material when I checked in recently for the annual 9/11 essay. Yay! I used to LIVE for Vine day. You have no idea. ... ## [The Gospel According to James Baldwin](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-gospel-according-to-james-baldwin) _2025-12-01 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ December 2025 Contemplative Read ## [Grief and Gratitude](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/grief-and-gratitude) _2025-11-30 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ Saying Goodbye to My Mom ## [Following the Idea into the Dark](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/following-the-idea-into-the-dark) _2025-11-14 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ On Paul Tran’s “The Cave” ## [Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter](https://sashinexists.com/quote/our-lives-begin-to-end-the-day-we-become-silent-about-things-that-matter/) _2025-11-12 · sashin · Sashin Exists_ Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter ## [Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.](https://sashinexists.com/quote/nobody-in-the-world-nobody-in-history-has-ever-gotten-their-freedom-by-appealing-to-the-moral-sense-of-the-people-who-were-oppressing-them/) _2025-11-12 · sashin · Sashin Exists_ Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. ## [The Empty Porch Swing](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-empty-porch-swing) _2025-11-10 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ What Happened to Us, Neighbor? ## ["The Orchard of Knowing"](https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/the-orchard-of-knowing) _2025-11-07 · Everyday Revelations · Everyday Revelations_ All the Flowers Kneeling, Part 1 ## [Celebrations](https://tomatonation.com/stories-true-and-otherwise/celebrations/) _2025-09-11 · Sarah D. Bunting · Tomato Nation_ Pizza, TV, a lunatic Frenchman in ballet slippers, and a makeshift cake. "Welcome Back," indeed. ## [Ethel Waters, Sugar Hill’s Troublemaking Queen](https://kyradavisauthor.substack.com/p/ethel-waters-the-regal-badass-of) _2025-07-18 · Kyra · Blood, Sweat & Words by Kyra Davis Lurie_ The most common word people who worked with Ethel Waters used to describe her was “Difficult.” Some thought, “Troublemaker,” was more accurate.