James Baldwin in the Bronx
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Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., 232 pgs
Begin Again is one of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race. Just as in Baldwin’s “after times,” argues Eddie S. Glaude Jr., when white Americans met the civil rights movement’s call for truth and justice with blind rage and the murders of movement leaders, so in our moment were the Obama presidency and the birth of Black Lives Matter answered with the ascendance of Trump and the violent resurgence of white nationalism.
“Begin Again is an unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism. Glaude thinks alongside America’s finest essayist, matching the master’s firepower, brilliance, courage, and sensitivity at every turn.”—Imani Perry, author of Breathe and Looking for Lorraine
Choose the location that fits your schedule. Free books are available at Zambo Aroma and The Bronx Museum.
LOCATIONS
• Zambo Aroma, 3848 White Plains Rd at 221 St
Thursdays, 7-8:30pm: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, & 2/2
Jan 5: Intros and free book giveaways
Jan 12: Chapters 1&2
Jan 19: Chapters 3&4
Jan 26: Chapters 5&6
Feb 2: Chapters 7 to end
• The Bronx Museum*, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St.
Saturday, 12-1:30pm: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, & 2/4
Jan 7: Intros and free book giveaways
Jan 14: Chapters 1&2
Jan 21: Chapters 3&4
Jan 28: Chapters 5&6
Feb 4: Chapters 7 to end
*Presented as part of the exhibition Swagger and Tenderness: The South Bronx Portraits of John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres currently on view at The Bronx Museum.
• On Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, & 1/31
Jan 10: Chapters 1&2
Jan 17: Chapters 3&4
Jan 24: Chapters 5&6
Jan 31: Chapters 7 to end
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