James Baldwin, On His 96th Brithday (And: Voter Info-IA, KS)

James Baldwin would turn 96 years old today. Omar Moore looks at Baldwin the philosopher, activist, writer, thinker, scholar, intellectual and anti-racist educator through Baldwin’s 1965 debate with William Buckley at Cambridge University in England, and Baldwin’s appearances on Dick Cavett (in 1969) and Florida Forum (1963). NOTE: Omar will host a Zoom discussion on James Baldwin and the Baldwin documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO this Friday Aug. 7 at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern as part of the Mechanics Institute’s CinemaLit series Black Lives On Film. Please sign up for free NOW at: https://www.milibrary.org/events. Also: Important voter information for Iowa and Kansas. Iowa voters: https://sos.iowa.gov Kansas voters: https://kssos.org Omar’s NEW story at Medium: Susan Rice Will Be Biden’s VP Pick (A Prediction). https://bit.ly/2BRAWs8 Please check your voter registration weekly through October. Omar’s film review of “Da 5 Bloods” (bit.ly/37nliju). Check your voter registration and register to vote at iwillvote.com, rockthevote.org, whenweallvote.org. MOORE THOUGHTS: moore.substack.com. Moore On Medium: medium.com/@omooresf The Politicrat YouTube page: bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicrat blog: politicrat.politics.blog PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to this to this podcast! Follow/tweet Omar at: http://twitter.com/thepopcornreel