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Baldwin 100: Notes from Native Son founder Emil Wilbekin
The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” — James BaldwinJames Baldwin’s words truly resonate with me as a Black gay man in a world where I am continuously trying to find my place—and to fit in. As a child, I knew I wasn’t like the other kids in school, in my Cub Scout troop, or on the little league team in my neighborhood. As a child growing up in Cincinnati, OH, I didn’t have the wherewithal, cognition, or language to understand why I felt different.