This Month in Black History: channeling Baldwin and Simone and telling the story of the Herero peopl
This year has been off to an exciting start! Last Friday I had the honor of playing one of my greatest heroes in a piece called "A Posthumous Interview with James Baldwin." In a lovely Castro home I channelled Mr. Baldwin before an audience of 50 people invited to participate in the on-going Gay Ancestors Series. I will forever cherish that opportunity to feel the strength of Baldwin's conviction, his cunning playfulness, righteous anger, and prophetic certainty course through my body. He is such a vital voice and should be required reading for every human being - certainly for every American. I encourage you to pick up one of his essays or novels and let his truth set you free. I continue m
