Asked during an interview, “Are you still in despair about the world?” James Baldwin responded: “I never have been in despair about the world. I’ve been enraged by it. I don’t think I’m in despair. I can’t afford despair. I can’t tell my nephew, my niece. You can’t tell the children there’s no hope.”
Later I will post a detailed analysis of what happened in last night’s election. But I want to send this brief note for two reasons:
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