It’s funny, isn’t it, how one thought leads to another?
Lately I’ve been reading a collection of James Baldwin’s fiction and essays. One of the shortest — and yet also one of the most powerful — is his 1962 piece, “Letter to My Nephew on the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation.”
Baldwin’s open letter to the 14-year-old boy, who is also named James, conveys a message every young person needs…
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