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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · 14d

James Baldwin Review (JBR) is proud to announce the publication of its eleventh volume with thanks to the extraordinary collaborative vision of three European guest editors: Remo Verdickt, Pieter Vermeulen, and Gianna Zocco.
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Cover art for JBR Vol 11, featuring James Baldwin's US passport. courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17d

The #JamesBaldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal, bringing together work on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin

Volume 11 is now available to buy as a paperback bit.ly/46gAHlK

Find out more about our brand new series #ThinkingWithJamesBaldwin bit.ly/3KAncol

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James Baldwin Review - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of James Baldwin Review by Douglas Field

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Angie @angiemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 31

Baldwin’s still witnessing. Today’s antics by that monster prove Baldwin right once more.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 30

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · Jan 29

If you're wondering why scientists are freaking the fuck out about what's being described as a pause in spending, I have written an article just for you:

Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think

Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.

arstechnica.com

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · Jan 28

Attacks on higher ed are also attacks on the economy. Pass it on.

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · Jan 28

When things don't magically get better after banning DEI, what will the explanation be?

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 29

How’s your constitutional crises going this fine Wednesday morning?

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · Jan 28

by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 29

"HEY! that fellow's talking about me!"
"And that makes a difference," says the voice of reason...
Yikes!
as the French say: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
alas; and yet here we are.

The Earl of Orkney 💙 @earloforkney.bsky.social · Jan 28

Every single American needs to watch this short film. They used to show it in schools but I doubt the current regime would even allow that. Proves how low we’ve sunk.

youtu.be/zU1fh2AxpUs?...

1943 WWII WAR DEPT. ANTI-FASCIST, ANTI-PREJUDICE FILM "DON'T BE A SUCKER" TOLERANCE 11194

YouTube video by PeriscopeFilm

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 28

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 29

"HEY! that fellow's talking about me!"
"And that makes a difference," says the voice of reason...
Yikes!
as the French say: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
alas; and yet here we are.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Jan 28

Article I says Congress makes laws and has power of the purse.

Article II requires POTUS to faithfully execute laws.

Refusing to execute laws so he can usurp Congress’s budgetary authority is unconstitutional.

A self-respecting Congress would do a veto-proof resolution, and if necessary, impeach.

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 28

The separation of powers designates that Congress controls the financial powers of our government. Trump's series of sweeping executive orders within the last few days has sought expressly to rob Congress of that power.
Demand opposition. Implore Congress to act: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 28

Can someone please explain how/when Congress lost the “power of the purse”?!

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jan 28

BREAKING: Trump admin orders massive freeze on all federal aid

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jan 25

very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 25

This is not a Baldwin quote. These lines were penned, instead, by Robert Jones Jr. author of the novel “The Prophets”. Please stop recirculating this misattribution.

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 24

It sure would be a hassle if folks continued to send lots of large files to this address over and over again: [email protected]

That would be bad, right? It might bog things down, even interfere with the current witch hunt.

Allow us to suggest such a file: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

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Kara Amens 🏳️‍🌈 @karads9.bsky.social · Jan 23

Regarding the attacks on “DEI”
at NASA especially..

The phrase “It’s impossible to fear diversity and to enter the future at the same time” -Gene Roddenberry are posted over an orange Star Trek delta on a wall. A hand holds up a to-go coffee cup at the bottom of the photo since this was originally produced by a coffee company for a promotion

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jan 23

They set up a snitch line for DEI in the federal government. If you feel like sending your best copies of the bee movie script or some queer smut, have at it.

[email protected]

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jan 22

🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

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philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · Jan 22

www.discoursemagazine.com/p/what-james...

What James Baldwin Can Teach Us About Race and Identity in America Today

The mid-20th century writer suggested that both white and Black Americans need to grapple with the deeper issues of who they truly are

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 23

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In his 1963 “A Talk to Teachers,” Baldwin warned about complacency:

“It’s inconceivable that a sovereign people should continue, as we do so abjectly, to say ‘I can’t do anything about it. It’s the government.”

We avoid this reality at our own peril!

Trump campaign against diversity urges government employees to turn informer — Reuters

The Trump administration on Wednesday urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs.

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Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · Jan 23

James Baldwin Giovanni's Room - Today

Jaap Kooijman @jaapkooijman.bsky.social · Jan 22

There are a few seats left for our roundtable tomorrow (Thursday) at 17:00 hours on James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room and Identities, with Nawal Mustafa and @mbpearl.bsky.social. Organized by ASCA, ITA, and NICA.

Giovanni's Room: Spaces and Identities — Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam is one of the leading lights in Dutch theatre, with a large ensemble of world famous actors and a pioneering team of directors.

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James Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 21

James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer‐reviewed critical and creative non-fiction on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin.
www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...

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