Celebration of James Baldwin 100th Birthday. Talk by Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din, Birthday Cake Cutting, and Jazz musical performance. A grand finale of a year-long celebration of James Baldwin.
Talk by the Smithsonian researcher in African American Literary History, Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din. Her recent projects at the National Museum of African American History and Culture included Chez Baldwin, a digital exhibition that explores the life and works of writer and activist James A. Baldwin through the lens of his house in the South of France. Her talk “Why Baldwin Matters Today”, will underscore two societal values that help frame Baldwin’s life and work and that illustrate why his thoughts and messages still matter to the nation and world. Two of these values are freedom and identity. We will also cut a birthday cake and listen to some amazing jazz performance.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Educational Program |
