James Baldwin Speaks! "America, it is not the Negro problem, it is your problem!" December, 1964.

[@sadishirazi6444]

James Baldwin’s works must add to educational program all around the world, he is one of the most magnificent human being.

[@therealzilch]

James Baldwin's voice is just as important today as it was back then.

[@johndoe-bq4xh]

How can a man that spoke so eloquently and championed the rights of black people not be mentioned in the same breath as Malcolm, Martin, or Marcus??? I'm sad that this man is no longer with us. I can't help but feel a real love and admiration for this beautiful human being. Rest in peace my Brother.

[@eddiemami]

I love the sound truth makes.

[@double_r_ross228]

Great speaker that nobody talks about 💯♥️

[@HalfGodHalfManYourWelcome]

♥️♥️♥️ Yes ♥️♥️♥️

[@patbonny1175]

lovely phrase, I'll steal that, thank you :)

[@johntao6822]

@@double_r_ross228 great social philosopher many DO remember

[@teachatami45]

Kristina Marie music😊

[@HalfGodHalfManYourWelcome]

We are so very lost as a culture without this particular voice. We need that voice now more than ever.

[@ezwayocho8296]

I just listened to "The Fire Next Time" audiobook last night. YT has it for FREE👍

[@sharondjacobs]

Half man Half God, YOU have a voice, we all have voices ... we just have to use OUR voices!

[@wendellspivey8505]

With all the degrees in the world, a person remain miseducated if he/she does not know the history of his/her people.

[@waitaminute5874]

I thank you for this,I can and shall never get tired of Baldwin. If you've anymore please, share I am truly thirsty.

[@coreycox2345]

He seems like someone difficult to mess with.

[@shirleysimmons8665]

I agree👍👍👍

[@maryoung-cooketonya7707]

@@shirleysimmons8665 yes Lord

[@trucksdad]

A great reply when he said, "Don't flatter yourself. " and "I can't take anymore missionaries because I barely survived the first boatload!". Brilliance at it's finest.

[@empowhers]

So sharp. “How in the next 5 minutes can we bring the kindergarten nation up to level.” Still resonates.

[@ellengreenlaw8839]

In July, 2020 may James Baldwin's spirit bless our country. We were so gifted to have had him as long a we did. Thanks for posting this talk.

[@11FBA11]

"I am not asking for your sympathy, I am asking you to grow up."

[@bonniebenson1920]

I have great admiration for James Baldwin,I had the opportunity to see him in Paris .what a thril

[@mariesuttonwrites]

I love this man!

[@shawnettetruebelieverofthemost]

Me too!

[@eugeniamcmanus5336]

Me three !!!

[@acajudi100]

Never forget! RIP Mr. Baldwin...Thank you.

[@Lovingsoulg]

I’m so blessed to be able to hear the truth, James Baldwin is inspirational RIP

[@mahlonthomas1775]

1 of the greatest speakers of all time,,,bar none the goat

[@gersonauguste4376]

that is true. He was a prophet in his own right.

[@kennybelizaire3371]

Mr. Baldwin is an amazing person

[@charlesjones2394]

Only recently have I come to appreciate and adore (posthumously) my brother James Baldwin. His ability to captivate and infiltrate the mind is, I believe, almost incomparable. He was and is an awe-inspiring voice. And if African-Americans are metaphorically residing in the socially unjust and economically arid wilderness of America, then James Baldwin is that mind-bending voice crying out in that wilderness unctioning them to press on towards the "Promise Land."

[@UrbanDanceAcademyLA]

My Spirit✊🏿

[@donaldcross257]

The prophecy of Mr.Baldwin is now.

[@tag5104]

I have recently reread "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois, it is uncanny how Baldwin and DuBois hit it on the head a long long time ago.

[@blackhercules1753]

Mr Baldwin is so profound. His words are still relevant to our reality here in America. If you truly listen he will force you to reckon with your soul, to find your humanity, and question whether our society allows us to acknowledge it's existence.

[@gustavozar5365]

This man's intellect though🙆🏿🙆🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@topramennoodle21]

HIS HEART the man's heart ! The power of the Truth! I am in awe and respect. I just love him and I wish I could hug him., if he would be okay with it. I am so grateful for him! I wish he were here with us today, but his Voice lives on forever! What a gift to humanity. 💜

[@LewugaBenson]

a brilliant mind. thank you for this video

[@culturesgroup2670]

Happy Birthday to Mr. Baldwin!

[@alfredphillips08]

What a brilliant mind! How far apart his wise and rich answers are from the foolish and scornful questions asked by those fools!

[@alskndlaskndal]

A note for those who don't know his biography: when he talks about what was done to "my grandmother," he's not being metaphorical. His grandparents were enslaved. Amazing to think that in the "modern" 60s there were people with such a direct connection to slavery. Perhaps that gives some perspective.

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

Baldwin was born in 1924. When he gave this speech, he was 40. He would die twenty-seven years later at the age of 67, which is quite young. Slavery only ended in 1865. I think it adds perspective because people have the notion that because the institution of slavery ended in 1865, that the prejudice therein died (on both sides) when it most certainly didn't. That trauma spans generations (as we have seen) and we are truly only beginning to move towards healing those hurts - and there is still a tremendous amount of work to do. People don't really seem to grasp that 1865 was not that long ago by the measure of generations, and the influence of generation can be felt through grandparents to parents to children in a constant, culture memory of sorts because it affects how people are brought up, it dictates many of the ideas they are exposed to over the formative years of their life which in turn is fed in someway to their children, and their childrens children.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

@@BoydTheMilkmanX Thank you. I think about this all the time. The day I was born, there were still people alive whose parents had been born into slavery, and many people whose grandparents were. The leap in literature and music reminds me of what happened in Russia when the serfs were freed, only it was much harder for blacks in the Americas and they achieved it anyway. Actually, it has no parallel.

[@wadap0]

@@BoydTheMilkmanXIt didn't actually end in 1865. The convict leasing system which for all intents and purposes was an extension of the slavery system continued in the South up till the 1940s. We could talk about mass incarceration, but let's just leave it there.

[@joycebattiste3337]

We need his voice and his wisdom today.....

[@megamind_2222]

This man is needed now more than ever

[@shirleysimmons8665]

Such a powerful source of food for thought. I thank my brother and sister the Brewer's who introduced me to this diamond.🌹

[@foroshustheproducer1911]

thank you brotha baldwin for your brilliance that the creator allowed you to share with us oh so for only a short time .....R.I.P ( REST IN POWER)

[@michellesamuels8435]

His Q & A section is the best part.

[@mikemichaels271]

A life with no mirror... Very deep...

[@cuthbertchinji3676]

The best orator. The smartest writer, super human being!

[@AudioPervert1]

Amazing orator of truth and introspection ...

[@malakalross9600]

i love and miss this man

[@gking407]

Listen to these questions: nothing has changed. His answers are the exact ones being asked today

[@raj_poorman]

All hail truth, wisdom etc

[@roseneal2392]

History is repeating it's self. The rain comes from the clouds, sun lights up the sky, hummingbirds do fly. Q. Jones .God Speed to Sir James Baldwin

[@TheQHBlend1]

And in 2017, we are still standing in the same place.

[@JamesSmith-wx4dx]

2020

[@jemuelj]

Thanks.

[@Itsa6stringthang]

Not only are you an intelligent human being but you have great taste in music! Long live James Baldwin and Jason Molina!

[@bonniebenson1920]

At church in New Jersey with my cousin Cat Mc Agee loved it went every Sunday I was there,except one. t o god be the glory.

[@gking407]

2020 would be a good time for us to wake up and grow up

[@dezotoole]

28:43 Q : "You sound so bitter towards the white man. What about the white man who is sympathetic and enthusiastic and willing to fight for the civil rights cause?" JB (after a throat clearing & pregnant pause): "We’ll try it one more time. I am not -- repeat -- I am NOT bitter against the white MAN. I got too much, I got really too much on my mind, and too many other things to do -- you flatter yourself! I am talking about a state of mind and a state in the HEART which allows you to commit the crimes you’ve committed and then pretend you didn’t commit them. I am talking about what it does to YOU. What it has done to me has already been done. I am talking about what it does to YOU. It is NOT my problem it is YOUR problem. As for: sympathetic to the cause, etc. etc. -- What cause? I don’t want any more missionaries; I barely survived the first load."

[@Proclaimfame]

💯💯

[@jamesedwards829]

Brilliant. Drops the mic 🎤 response

[@teachatami45]

Economy? Wow. The transition will not be painless.

[@lulu-qi3mm]

And then some, and still is.

[@cardenasce75]

We still see "black problems" as the responsibility of blacks. The issues that torment blacks and other minorities in the US require the work of everyone in the US.

[@alskndlaskndal]

Very true. Looking at the opioid crisis today, it has affected whites more than blacks, but we call it a national problem, "our problem." But when it was crack in the black community it was mostly a "black problem." Even though we have made some strides the country still hasn't learned to see black people as "us" like Mr. Baldwin spoke about.

[@BackwardTravisty]

I strongly disagree. Systemic and institutionalized racism is to white people as rape is to men. Do not expect the victim to bare any amount of responsibility in fixing the problem. The very notion of shared responsibility is indeed a logic fallacy that only serves to deny, minimize, and blame the other. The 3 evils of American society, the aforementioned systemic and institutionalized racism, a long with economic and political exploitation, and for profit militarism that only benefits the military industrial complex and wealthy elites is what maintains this white supremacy status quo. These 3 evils which MLK spoke at length about in 1967. The speech can be found here on KZbin. For African Americans to share in the responsibility of the 3 evils would mean that African Americans also share the social benefits of maintaining a white supremacy. As if to say that women get some sort of social benefits out of being the victims of rape and sexual assault. No. Women can no more be a part of the solution to rape than an enslaved African can be the solution to chattel slavery. Ridiculous. Racism in the U.S. will always exist so long as white people remain sincerely ignorant or consciously stupid about the root cause and socioeconomic and political advantage of their racism, that which creates the unearned and unmerited white privilege. Racism in America will always exist like cancer in the bone so long as white people are unwilling to give up their privilege. Only then can a massive redistribution of economic and political power save the soul of this great nation, stolen from indigenous peoples and build by enslaved Africans. a massive redistribution of economic and political power is the only logical solution to genuine reconciliation. Until then, there will never be justice on stolen land.

[@ezwayocho8296]

Today more than ever!

[@deelilgarden8492]

R.D. Dragon so so true

[@cardiffhowell6160]

James Baldwin - speaks non-violent

[@dmswanson5694]

Knowing.

[@ricketyrawddawg100]

We need him in 2020 on all media shows

[@adamfirst4550]

Speak the the truth

[@GreenOrchid9]

Separation anxiety is one of The many pandemics of black children who are collateral damage since...,😢😷🎢

[@teachatami45]

Have you ever seen blood gushing from a heart I love

[@OutlawSoul]

lmao at the way he dismantles the white dude who is asking those absurd questions (at 29-32ish). what a legend.

[@marcogodfreymboya7349]

A Mexican kid of 10 knows more about life than Eisenhower ever learned

[@kalebflips447]

Here in 2021

[@jimp4170]

Nothing has changed over 50 years.

[@BeastNationXIV]

"books off bookshelves"...and here we are in 2023. 59 years later. Smh

[@lulu-qi3mm]

That's a fact that's a strong fact

[@ejedwards-el6172]

They know the people they are doing these horrific things to are the real hu(e)man; they are willing to pretend they are not in order to pretend to be a supreme human themselves that's actually missing what they pretend the other lacks. But the payment due for their abominations towards their own brother shall be greater than they've ever imagined!

[@peaceharmony1126]

No more missionaries(Hollywood) we bearly servived the first one

[@shaundurbin2399]

Who's here wondering Why James Baldwin wasn't in american History books. From now on I'm spelling america with a lower case "a" as a form of protest !

[@teachatami45]

It is the same plantation over the world!

[@RedBlackGreenAK]

❤️✊🏾❤️

[@Angels-3xist]

did you know that if you interact with someone who isn’t like you in one way that they may be like you in another? Try it!

[@adamfirst4550]

Why is this men so unrecognized

[@marshcreek4355]

Because he was prophetic. A true Prophet. They rarely get their due in terms of recognition and honor. Too much truth telling and we don't like looking in the mirror of uncomfortable truths. He was certainly a brilliant, passionate, and lovely human being. When he said at the beginning "I love you all" you could believe it.

[@GreenOrchid9]

GenerAtion gap and DOE

[@carmenhorn1620]

adam first intellectuals of the 1960's who built the movements that shook the world read Baldwin.

[@b1ueocean]

Still a Kindergarten Nation...

[@topramennoodle21]

Worse. Because truly 4 and 5 years old are more wise. I mean that sincerely

[@CarlosMartinez-pc7je]

Can’t touch James He crushes so called intellectual

[@shirleysimmons8665]

There will never be any peace in America, this land was given to NATIVE TRIBES who have NEVER been honored or respected. Only when JESUS comes then there will be peace anyone that is baptized in JESUS NAME filled with the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:38 then those ONLY will be the ones to know peace.🌹

[@vphiameradisogaarwa]

Considering those carrying his message only brought swords, Jesus won't be coming, if he's real. Only full respect for all people will make such peace possible. God won't bail the White Race out from reaping their consequences - if they don't change.

[@lindafranco1300]

He was a wise soul...very very old spirit...his wisdom came from his soul travels...his eyes show us he is an elder come back to enlighten..untangle reality...remind us of what our traveling souls know..our suffering in this world...when we see...will end for Esau s days are number...we will fall as did Cain and Abel....for our brother will have it no other way...we ask for mercy from the most high..and thank him for sending him to speak to us.....

[@lindafranco1300]

2020 2021 two years of change..a lot of change to come...get ready....trouble ah coming...

[@honk4me69]

28:42

[@roozbehhazaei6376]

28:44