Happy Pride Month

Don’t you dare put those Pride flags away just yet! Happy Pride Month Celebrating the Freedom to be who you are……. We Honor the Legacy of James Baldwin Born in Harlem, New York, August 2, 1924, James Baldwin was an essayist, novelist, playwright, poet, and social justice advocate. Baldwin is regarded as one of the foremost intellectual thinkers of the 20th century for voicing his concerns around identity, creativity and freedom. As an openly gay man during a time when homosexuality was taboo, Baldwin explored the intersections of his identities through a number of published works. Baldwin’s work considered what it meant to be human and explored our common struggles, victories, and defeats during one of the most turbulent times for blacks in America. Some of his writings include: Notes of a Native Son and Go Tell It on the Mountain.