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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