American writer James Baldwin poses in front of his typewriter in his house, March 15, 1983, Saint Paul de Vence, France.

James Baldwin for Today

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 1, 2020

Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton's African-American studies department and the author of Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Crown, 2020), talks about his new book.

Event: Eddie Glaude will be in conversation with Cornel West tonight at 7pm. More info here. 

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