James Baldwin – December 1st, 1924 to August 2nd, 2024
A Few Words from Doug Draper at Niagara At Large
Posted August 2nd, 2024
Thirty-seven years after American-born James Baldwin’s death in 1987, his books and so much of what he had to say about racial and social justice remain as relevant and as well read today.
One of James Baldwin’s lines, written in 1963, that often comes to mind for this reporter and commentary in this age of climate crisis reads as follows –
“God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign, No More Water, The Fire Next Time.”
Tragically, enough of us chose not the head the warning.
Forests and communities ravaged in unprecedented numbers of wildfires across Canada.
P.S. If you have never watched it, try to pick up or download a copy of the 1916 Academy Award-nominated film ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ – a penetrating look at James Baldwin’s life and times, and some the civil rights leaders he marched shoulder to shoulder with..
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