Baldwin, Black Men, and The Hard Truth About Masking

What does it mean to be Black, a man, someone in the world known for what you can offer? In this video, I unpack my affinity for James Baldwin, how Black men mask to survive the pitfalls of patriarchy, and how I've navigated this in my own life.🎬 Documentaries FeaturedMeeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1971) | Directed by Terence Dixon, this documentary captures Baldwin in conversation and at ease in his adopted city of Paris. Intimate and unguarded, it offers a rare window into the man offstage — his humor, his complexity, his refusal to simplify himself for any audience. A time capsule of Baldwin in his prime.A Stranger in the Village (2022) | Inspired by Baldwin's landmark 1953 essay of the same name — written after his stay in the remote Swiss village of Leukerbad — this documentary returns to that village and asks what has changed. It bridges Baldwin's original meditation on race, Blackness, and Western civilization with the present moment, letting his words echo across seven decades.--------------------------------------------------🔗 Where to Find TheseBaldwin: A Love Story — available at major booksellers and librariesJames Baldwin: A Biography — available at major booksellers and librariesMeeting the Man — searchable on YouTube and streaming archivesA Stranger in the Village — check your local streaming platformsTo support, buy via my Bookshop affiliate link list: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-mentioned-on-youtube-prince-shakur--------------------------------------------------SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/59H4yFdHs22SLs2iza2h0kAPPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-revolution-televised/id1869130913RSS FEED: https://anchor.fm/s/fda5258c/podcast/rss  ------------------------------Find PRINCE elsewhere...🔗 ALL MY LINKS... https://bio.site/princeshakur🔗 INSTAGRAM... https://www.instagram.com/sweetblackprince/🔗 TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@prshakur🎙️ Listen to The Dugout — Black anarchist podcast with Prince Shakur & Jordan → - https://bit.ly/40sSFxe