A rhapsodic retrospective in New York traces his steps from Tennessee to Paris and realistic portraits to all-out abstraction ...

Research into James Baldwin's archives reveals incisive details about the writer's personal relationships, both platonic and romantic, with other men ...

James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room by Quintessence Theatre proves art at its best is what we confront ourselves with ...

Part promotional platform, part social-media site, part venue for rambling journal entries, Substack is attracting an ...

Author James Baldwin and actor Marlon Brando at a Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.Via: Wikimedia Commons. A Writer Must Excavate the Truth. For many, writing is therapy. For ...

Among these many essential spaces that exude the Crescent City's zeal are the Black-owned coffee shops New Orleans has to ...

Pride began with rebellion. Kopkind, the living memorial to the late radical journalist Andrew Kopkind, honors both as it begins its summer season of activities.

A survey of art and design from the 1940s at the Philadelphia Museum of Art reveals how creativity flourished out of hardship ...

Sometimes, though, you don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen, you want someone else to bring the grub. “Dining Out” by Erik ...

With stars like Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo and more, the 2025 Native Son Awards affirmed the joy, power and pride of the ...

There’s a difference between being at a crossroads — weighing an important decision at a crucial moment — and being at the ...

Some months ago, inspired largely by this magazine’s content (see “Baldwin the exorcist,” November 2022), I declared for myself a Year of Baldwin: for 12 months, all of my nonfiction reading material ...