The legendary writer and activist James Baldwin would have turned 100 this month. He is best known for his novels and essays and as a moral voice addressing race, sexuality and the very fabric of ...

Sabrina Nelson has been working as an interdisciplinary artist for over 37 years. Her works have been showcased globally, ranging from the United States all the way to Paris, where the renowned writer ...

James Baldwin was an icon who advocated for issues of race, identity, and gender. Join us in celebration of 100 years of the life and legacy of this legendary Black queer author, poet, playwright, ...

James Baldwin is one of the most important voices in American history. As a catalyst during the Civil Rights Movement, he gained notoriety for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His advocacy for ...

Detroit artist Sabrina Nelson’s “Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin” exhibit at The Wright. A unique traveling art exhibit, “Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin,” is on display at The Charles H. Wright ...

Don’t let Black History Month slip by without taking advantage of some of the many events taking place in Southeast Michigan, including queer-imbued happenings like a newly restored documentary ...

James Baldwin’s legacy will take center stage this week as art, film and conversation converge at the Wexner Center for the Arts. In collaboration with the James Baldwin Project and Ohio State, the ...

In December 1973, acclaimed writer and future Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison wrote a letter to her longtime friend James Baldwin. Working as a senior editor with the book publisher Random House ...

"God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin" is a delicious assemblage of interviews, essays and works of art by talented and learned intellectuals and artists. The book is so lovingly ...

Sabrina Nelson, “Saints” (2016) (all images courtesy the artist and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History) DETROIT — Even 100 years after his birth, the words of writer and civil ...

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