It’s Finally Happening!!!

I’m super excited that we’re finally launching the James Baldwin Society of NCCU! 25 students signed up over the course of two days. Students are still interested in J. Baldwin’s legacy and that gets me pumped more than anything! We’ve crafted an expansive vision that allows for inter-institutional collaborations and community service while building Baldwin scholars one book at a time. I can’t wait until 9/18!

The James Baldwin Society of NCCU seeks to advance Baldwin scholarship among graduate and undergraduate students at NCCU. The organization aims to provide opportunities for discussion of texts that inform current discourse on race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. Our goal is to highlight the importance of Baldwinian philosophies to contemporary rhetorics of justice and equality. His critical perspectives are key to our understanding of black experience and the distance that exists between hyphenated identities and hegemonic idealisms that underscore practices of racial marginalization in America. All students and faculty are welcome to attend and join. The JBSNCCU exists to support the development of critical race thinkers, student activists, burgeoning literary scholars, and students generally interested in James Baldwin.