🔥 James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time 🔥
My portrait of Baldwin — poet, activist, revolutionary. His words still cut, still heal, still demand we move.
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."
#JamesBaldwin #LegacyOfTruth #BlackLiberation #TheFireNextTime
My portrait of Baldwin — poet, activist, revolutionary. His words still cut, still heal, still demand we move.
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."
#JamesBaldwin #LegacyOfTruth #BlackLiberation #TheFireNextTime
August 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🔥 James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time 🔥
My portrait of Baldwin — poet, activist, revolutionary. His words still cut, still heal, still demand we move.
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."
#JamesBaldwin #LegacyOfTruth #BlackLiberation #TheFireNextTime
My portrait of Baldwin — poet, activist, revolutionary. His words still cut, still heal, still demand we move.
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."
#JamesBaldwin #LegacyOfTruth #BlackLiberation #TheFireNextTime
James Baldwin lit a fire in me when I finally read The Fire Next Time in 2016.
This Pride Month, I’m honoring his legacy as a Black, queer icon and how his words still shape my purpose.
🖤 Read my latest essay:
🔗 deannafry.substack.com
#JamesBaldwin #PrideMonth #QueerAndBlack #TheFireNextTime
This Pride Month, I’m honoring his legacy as a Black, queer icon and how his words still shape my purpose.
🖤 Read my latest essay:
🔗 deannafry.substack.com
#JamesBaldwin #PrideMonth #QueerAndBlack #TheFireNextTime
June 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
James Baldwin lit a fire in me when I finally read The Fire Next Time in 2016.
This Pride Month, I’m honoring his legacy as a Black, queer icon and how his words still shape my purpose.
🖤 Read my latest essay:
🔗 deannafry.substack.com
#JamesBaldwin #PrideMonth #QueerAndBlack #TheFireNextTime
This Pride Month, I’m honoring his legacy as a Black, queer icon and how his words still shape my purpose.
🖤 Read my latest essay:
🔗 deannafry.substack.com
#JamesBaldwin #PrideMonth #QueerAndBlack #TheFireNextTime
The 17 fire stations that came to the rescue contained it until the fire started back up again and finished the job. Ancestors really said #TheFireNextTime williquinn.medium.com/the-fire-thi...
The Fire This Time: On the Burning of the Nottoway Plantation
As flames consumed the South’s largest antebellum mansion, they set ablaze generations of unfinished reckonings between Black liberation…
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May 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The 17 fire stations that came to the rescue contained it until the fire started back up again and finished the job. Ancestors really said #TheFireNextTime williquinn.medium.com/the-fire-thi...
The #BannedBookSkyClub has discussed:
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April 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The #BannedBookSkyClub has discussed:
#TheHouseOnMango Street by Sandra Cisneros
#TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin
#ParableOfTheSower by Octavia Butler
#BannedBookClub by Kim, et al.
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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
#quotes #civilrights #JamesBaldwin #TheFireNextTime #hate #pain #books #BooksWorthReading
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
#quotes #civilrights #JamesBaldwin #TheFireNextTime #hate #pain #books #BooksWorthReading
March 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
#quotes #civilrights #JamesBaldwin #TheFireNextTime #hate #pain #books #BooksWorthReading
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
#quotes #civilrights #JamesBaldwin #TheFireNextTime #hate #pain #books #BooksWorthReading
This also another attempt to start a race war and they might succeed if they start segregating.
#TheFireNextTime #JimCrow2.0 #Segregation
#TheFireNextTime #JimCrow2.0 #Segregation
March 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This also another attempt to start a race war and they might succeed if they start segregating.
#TheFireNextTime #JimCrow2.0 #Segregation
#TheFireNextTime #JimCrow2.0 #Segregation
#BannedBookSkyClub
I have some catching up to do! February's book is #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
I have some catching up to do! February's book is #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
#BannedBookSkyClub
The discussion of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros begins Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
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The discussion of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros begins Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
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March 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub
I have some catching up to do! February's book is #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
I have some catching up to do! February's book is #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
A revelation. My education never ends.
#jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #libby #publiclibrary #audiobook #wethepeople
#jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #libby #publiclibrary #audiobook #wethepeople
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A revelation. My education never ends.
#jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #libby #publiclibrary #audiobook #wethepeople
#jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #libby #publiclibrary #audiobook #wethepeople
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Is there anything else you'd like to share about the book The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin?
Is there anything else you'd like to share about the book The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin?
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Is there anything else you'd like to share about the book The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin?
Is there anything else you'd like to share about the book The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin?
#TheFireNextTime wasn't so much of a difficult read as it was an emotional one. It brought to a boil a myriad of complex emotions that had been simmering for a while. Baldwin's eloquence helped solidify and give form to feelings that ranged from fear and helplessness, to outrage and incredulity. 1/3
February 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#TheFireNextTime wasn't so much of a difficult read as it was an emotional one. It brought to a boil a myriad of complex emotions that had been simmering for a while. Baldwin's eloquence helped solidify and give form to feelings that ranged from fear and helplessness, to outrage and incredulity. 1/3
I was a white high school student already questioning the indoctrination I was receiving as a 'christian' in a white neighborhood. By the time I graduated, I had rejected most of it. I knew Baldwin from the news, but reading #TheFireNextTime,relieved much of the guilt I was made to feel at the time.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was a white high school student already questioning the indoctrination I was receiving as a 'christian' in a white neighborhood. By the time I graduated, I had rejected most of it. I knew Baldwin from the news, but reading #TheFireNextTime,relieved much of the guilt I was made to feel at the time.
Happy TWENTY-SECOND day of Black History Month! This book is essential reading. And re-reading. #jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #blackhistorymonth
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Happy TWENTY-SECOND day of Black History Month! This book is essential reading. And re-reading. #jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #blackhistorymonth
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Was The Fire Next Time a difficult read/listen for you? Why or why not?
Was The Fire Next Time a difficult read/listen for you? Why or why not?
February 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Was The Fire Next Time a difficult read/listen for you? Why or why not?
Was The Fire Next Time a difficult read/listen for you? Why or why not?
I am reading #thefirenexttime at a snails pace.
Baldwin has nailed race relations in this country. And I’m spending a lot of time contemplating all of it.
It really sucks undertstanding things with a clear lens.
Baldwin has nailed race relations in this country. And I’m spending a lot of time contemplating all of it.
It really sucks undertstanding things with a clear lens.
February 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I am reading #thefirenexttime at a snails pace.
Baldwin has nailed race relations in this country. And I’m spending a lot of time contemplating all of it.
It really sucks undertstanding things with a clear lens.
Baldwin has nailed race relations in this country. And I’m spending a lot of time contemplating all of it.
It really sucks undertstanding things with a clear lens.
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
What does this quote from the letter to his nephew mean to you?
"But no one's hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs."
What does this quote from the letter to his nephew mean to you?
"But no one's hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs."
February 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
What does this quote from the letter to his nephew mean to you?
"But no one's hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs."
What does this quote from the letter to his nephew mean to you?
"But no one's hand can wipe away those tears he sheds invisibly today, which one hears in his laughter and in his speech and in his songs."
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Talk about The Fire Next Time through the lens of current events, specifically the U.S. administration's efforts to erase DEIA.
Talk about The Fire Next Time through the lens of current events, specifically the U.S. administration's efforts to erase DEIA.
February 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Talk about The Fire Next Time through the lens of current events, specifically the U.S. administration's efforts to erase DEIA.
Talk about The Fire Next Time through the lens of current events, specifically the U.S. administration's efforts to erase DEIA.
#jamesbaldwin #thefirenexttime #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackaf #blacklivesmatter #blackpower #blacklove #blackpride #blackmen #blackwomen #blackculture #blackisbeautiful #betonblack #diversity #equity #inclusion #empowerment #activism #resilience #dreambig #nograyarea ✊🏾
February 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again, and we can make America what America must become” #TheFireNextTime
February 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again, and we can make America what America must become” #TheFireNextTime
“You have, and many of us have, defeated this intention: and, by a terrible law, a terrible paradox, those innocents who believed that your imprisonment made them safe are losing their grasp of reality” #booksky #TheFireNextTime
February 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“You have, and many of us have, defeated this intention: and, by a terrible law, a terrible paradox, those innocents who believed that your imprisonment made them safe are losing their grasp of reality” #booksky #TheFireNextTime
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Why do you think Baldwin asserts that self-definition is essential to navigating the world as Black people?
Why do you think Baldwin asserts that self-definition is essential to navigating the world as Black people?
February 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Why do you think Baldwin asserts that self-definition is essential to navigating the world as Black people?
Why do you think Baldwin asserts that self-definition is essential to navigating the world as Black people?
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
What did you learn from reading The Fire Next Time that you did not know before?
What did you learn from reading The Fire Next Time that you did not know before?
February 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
What did you learn from reading The Fire Next Time that you did not know before?
What did you learn from reading The Fire Next Time that you did not know before?
The Feb 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime is ongoing. There's still time to join in the discussion or read the posts. Access via Banned Book Club feed or hashtags.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Feb 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime is ongoing. There's still time to join in the discussion or read the posts. Access via Banned Book Club feed or hashtags.
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Did you find any reasons for hope while reading The Fire Next Time? Explain.
Did you find any reasons for hope while reading The Fire Next Time? Explain.
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.
Did you find any reasons for hope while reading The Fire Next Time? Explain.
Did you find any reasons for hope while reading The Fire Next Time? Explain.
#thefirenexttime I read a couple of pages at lunch today. I was thinking of #kendricklamars half time show still, and this passage stuck out heavily. #bannedbookbluesky
February 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#thefirenexttime I read a couple of pages at lunch today. I was thinking of #kendricklamars half time show still, and this passage stuck out heavily. #bannedbookbluesky