Baldwin, James

Cultural  

1. A twentieth-century African-American author. His writings, mostly about the black experience in the United States, include novels, such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, and essays, such as “The Fire Next Time.”

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James Baldwin James Baldwin is to be read by everyone, everything, all of it.

From New York Times

The follow-up film, featuring a voice cast of Alec Baldwin, James Marsden and Amy Sedaris, cost $82 million to produce.

From Reuters

Nugent and Piscopo are just a few of the stars who have praised Trump during his campaign, including Loretta Lynn, Kid Rock, Stephen Baldwin, James Woods and Clint Eastwood.

From Los Angeles Times

Seahawks injury updates on Doug Baldwin, James Carpenter and Marshawn Lynch Coach Pete Carroll's final press conference before Thursday's exhibition finale with Oakland was chock full of information on the health of various players: • QB Matt Flynn is expected to play after missing last week's exhibition because of a sore elbow.

From Seattle Times

The trouble was that no one could quite believe that Truman's 540 most intimate friends could be composed of the likes of Averell Harriman and Sammy Davis Jr., Walter Lippmann and Frankie Sinatra, William Baldwin, James Baldwin, Tallulah Bankhead and the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.

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