Baldwin 100: Join the James Baldwin Centennial celebrations worldwide
https://www.si.edu/JIMMY! will feature the Schomburg Center’s collection of Baldwin’s archive of personal papers and materials from other research collections to highlight his literary career and legacy from childhood to death.
This exhibition in Harlem, will illuminate the passion, brilliance, and courageous spirit of James “Jimmy” Baldwin. The Schomburg Center will hold an opening reception on Friday, August 2, 2024, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM ET.
For ticket information contact The Schomberg Center. https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/baldwin100Oakland Public Theater is proud to present the Baldwin Centennial Project, August 1 to August 4, 2024, at Potrero Stage (San Francisco) and August 22, 2024 to September 1, 2024 at BAM House (Oakland), a new theatrical work examining James Baldwin’s personal life and work.
From the churches of Harlem, through expatriation in Europe, into the civil unrest burgeoning out of the South to blossom across America, to his evolving public identity as a gay man, these events are as rich in drama as they are significant to the maturation of this important African-American artist and activist.
