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One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light. -James Baldwin #queericons

James Baldwin sketch from a couple months ago. (charcoal and white conte on acrylic)

Oh my goodness - so YES👔❤️ 'James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.'

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Lifting up Black voices. This quote is by #JamesBaldwin. #BlackHistoryMonth #artsky

"It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive." - James Baldwin #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWriters #ValentinesDay

Amazing graffiti we saw last night in Miami...zoom in for details #readbannedbooks

This week at Baylor my James Baldwin class discussed the life and work of #MLK, who in the last night of his life called us to a “dangerous unselfishness.” We need those words now in a culture that says those who love others, have empathy, and serve the least of these are suckers. #love #justice

It's Day 13 of #LGBTQPlusHistoryMonth (UK) and #BlackHistoryMonth (US), and today, I want to share a quote. #JamesBaldwin, 'The Fire Next Time'. #LGBTQIA #LGBTQHM #BHM #IAmNotATaboo

James Baldwin as a young child. Undated.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... (Blaise Pascal)