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“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction…” -James Baldwin On June 8, 2015, Marqwan Delshuwn Beserra, 18, from South Bend, Ind., is said to have been visiting the home of a female friend when the father of the woman’s child, Jerry Wright, 21, also stopped by....
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“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” ― James Baldwin Serena remains on top! The younger Williams beats Venus in the sisters’ 14th Grand Slam matchup, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. pic.twitter.com/2I80IfTUO3 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 9, 2015...
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“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the...
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” ― James Baldwin The city of Baltimore has reached a settlement with the family of Freddie Gray for $6.4 million, to be paid out over a two-year period. On Wednesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake...
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“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” ― James Baldwin There’s so much I could say about this video, but I’d much rather hear your thoughts after you’ve peeped it: Source...
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“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room When Gwinnett County booking photos of brothers Christopher and Cameron Ervin, 22 and 17, respectively, began to pop up in my social media newsfeeds, with captions explaining how they had attempted to kill their...
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“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. —James Baldwin The man we will forever know as Eddie King, Jr., Eddie Kane, Jr. for the...
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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 I don’t sleep well. At all. So, in the wee hours of the...
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“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” ― James Baldwin But you, Ishmael Adams, starter of 26 consecutive games as a UCLA cornerback, have much to lose; so knock it off. You know your season opens on Saturday against Virginia, right?...