One more vacation episode! This episode was originally released on April 9, 2024.

Happy Tuesday, Classmates! Did you survive all the earthquakes and eclipses?! Oh good, because do we have jam-packed show for you today! First up, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and The New Yorker theater critic Hilton Als, editor of the new book God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin. We chat with Hilton all about the legacy of the legendary James Baldwin and the lessons his life and work can offer us today (0:18:14). After that, stay tuned for part 2 of Paige's Kinfolk conversation with Hannah Mayree of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project (0:45:53). Plus, the Morning Announcements with Emile (0:41:54) and a little Pure Black Joy (1:02:37) to get you to the end of the week. Take your seats, everybody. Class is in session!

Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Mabolé Inawale)

Guests: Hilton Als, Hannah Mayree

Contributor: Emilia Mettenbrink

Producer: Rocky Jones

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Links

Hilton Als (Website)

God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin (Book) (Exhibition)

Black Banjo Reclamation Project (Website)

James Baldwin at 100 (Website)

Sugar Hill Salon Chamber Music (Website)

Ensemble Obiora (Website)

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