Recontextualizing Baldwin (w/Hilton Als & Hannah Mayree)
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Happy Tuesday, Classmates! Did you survive all the earthquakes and eclipses?! Oh good, because do we have jam-packed show for you today! First up, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and The New Yorker theater critic Hilton Als, editor of the new book God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin. We chat with Hilton all about the legacy of the legendary James Baldwin and the lessons his life and work can offer us today (0:18:14). After that, stay tuned for part 2 of Paige's Kinfolk conversation with Hannah Mayree of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project (0:45:53). Plus, the Morning Announcements with Emile (0:41:54) and a little Pure Black Joy (1:02:37) to get you to the end of the week. Take your seats, everybody. Class is in session!
Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Mabolé Inawale)
Guests: Hilton Als, Hannah Mayree
Contributor: Emilia Mettenbrink
Producer: Rocky Jones
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Links
Hilton Als (Website)
God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin (Book) (Exhibition)
Black Banjo Reclamation Project (Website)
James Baldwin at 100 (Website)
Sugar Hill Salon Chamber Music (Website)
Ensemble Obiora (Website)
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