Close out the year with a one-night-only celebration of the life and legacy of James Baldwin, the writer and activist.
On Friday, December 13 at 7pm, you can explore a special display about Baldwin's early career in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures and learn more about JIMMY! God’s Black Revolutionary Mouth, featuring materials never before shown in public. The party's at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
There will also be living readings beloved Baldwin works by artists and writers including Phoebe Robinson, Darryl Pinckney, Tayari Jones and Daphne Brooks; a musical performance by singer Candice Hoyes in the Rose Main Reading Room; 16mm films curated from the Reserve Film and Video Collection spotlighting the famed writer and his influences; and much more.