"I Am Not Your Negro" - James Baldwin, a recommendation.

[Solly Mack]

I Am Not Your Negro envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words, as read by actor Samuel L. Jackson. Alongside a flood of rich archival material, the film draws upon Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. to explore and bring a fresh and radical perspective to the current racial narrative in America.

Just a recommendation. If you haven't seen it yet, it's well worth the time.

James Baldwin

[a kennedy]

1. loved it. Loved it. Loved it..

[Solly Mack]

2. Me, too.

[Blue_true]

3. I saw it on the King Holiday. Pretty eye opening.

Baldwin was an intellectual who got put on the FBI watchlist under Hoover because Baldwin had the courage to speak out against racism.

[Solly Mack]

5. I hope more people watch it.

And that they also look into more about Baldwin.

[klook]

4. Saw it on the big screen.

Its excellent. Baldwin was brilliant and a powerful speaker.

[Solly Mack]

6. Excellent! I'm jealous.

He was and he still is...the great voices usually are.

[PoorMonger]

7. Hoping to see it.

Baldwin’s essays are some of the best I’ve read.

[Solly Mack]

13. I agree. I've long respected his work.

[femmedem]

20. It's streaming for free on PBS only through January 29.

I hope you get a chance to watch it today or tomorrow!

[PoorMonger]

22. Thank you!

[elleng]

26. Saw it recently on one of my PBS stations.

[oasis]

8. Powerful author and speaker. (eom)

[Solly Mack]

14. Yes

[LuckyLib]

9. He was so wise, and way ahead of his time.

Would not have been surprised at what the face of racism looks like now in our country.

[Solly Mack]

15. He was ahead of his time, I agree.

He wouldn't be surprised at all.

[H2O Man]

10. Recommended.

I love him!

[Solly Mack]

16. Me, too.

We watched twice tonight. Because it's that good and that needed.

[greyl]

11. It's a culture-bearing book, indeed.

"A culture-bearing book, like a mule, bears the culture on its back. No one should sit down to write one deliberately. Culture-bearing books occur almost accidentally, like a sudden change in the stock market. " ~ Robert M. Pirsig

I Am Not Your Negro Paperback by James Baldwin on Amazon, $10.20

[Solly Mack]

17. Thanks! It is.

[LuckyLib]

19. Is Pirsigs quote from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?

It’s time to read it again.

[herding cats]

12. I adore him!

I heartfelt K&R!

[Solly Mack]

18. Thank you, herding cats.

Me, too!

[femmedem]

21. It's streaming for free on PBS through Monday. eom

[Solly Mack]

24. Yes. Thank you for the reminder.

[oasis]

23. K and R

[raven mad]

25. Bought it. Read it way back when. And if Jackson is in it?

We will go if it gets up here.
I still remember "whites only" drinking fountains and restrooms.

[GaryCnf]

27. This is a fine film

But James Baldwin's life, his writings, and his lectures were even better.

[McCamy Taylor]

28. Great film.