# James Baldwin is still relevant

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**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/t/james-baldwin-is-still-relevant/246 "2025-03-15T17:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jack-o-Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@Jack-o-Kent](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/u/Jack-o-Kent)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/t/james-baldwin-is-still-relevant/246/1 "2025-03-15T17:29:26Z")

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Here’s James speaking on the Dick Cavett show. Decades later, his message is still accurate.

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/spaceisameansofproduction/original/1X/83741801ef4cf24aece804cd3f185925301cf287.jpeg "James Baldwin Discusses Racism | The Dick Cavett Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWwOi17WHpE)

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**Author:** ![Jack-o-Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@Jack-o-Kent](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/u/Jack-o-Kent)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/t/james-baldwin-is-still-relevant/246/2 "2025-03-15T17:33:14Z")

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This is the second part where James confronts Philosopher Weiss.

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/spaceisameansofproduction/original/1X/e4336dd463ee6276064d86a441484215c4af337e.jpeg "James Baldwin and Paul Weiss's HEATED Debate On Discrimination in America | The Dick Cavett Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzH5IDnLaBA)

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**Author:** ![Feminist\_Lo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/feminist_lo/32/5_2.png) [@Feminist\_Lo](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/u/Feminist_Lo)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/t/james-baldwin-is-still-relevant/246/3 "2025-03-15T18:58:54Z")

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Shocking that we have in some ways gone backwards. I never thought we would be back here.

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**Author:** ![Lady\_Ren](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/lady_ren/32/340_2.png) [@Lady\_Ren](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/u/Lady_Ren)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://spaceisameansofproduction.discourse.group/t/james-baldwin-is-still-relevant/246/4 "2025-03-17T19:38:13Z")

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Philosopher Weiss came out with such a quickness and so full of anger, it really felt like a pre cursor to Jerry Springer until James Baldwin read him for filth.