James Baldwin, Grooming, and What We Don’t Talk About

I've spent a while researching, scripting, and reshooting this video on Baldwin, who he dated, and the undercurrents of grooming. An important topic to unpack about historical figures, what we learn about them, and power dynamics in relationshipsIf you’re looking for the books I reference in this video (and across the channel), I keep an updated affiliate reading list here:https://bookshop.org/lists/books-mentioned-on-youtube-prince-shakurAlso—if this video brings anything up for you and you need support, you don’t have to sit with that alone. RAINN runs a free, confidential hotline for survivors of sexual violence:https://rainn.org/help-and-healing/hotline/VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro02:01 Defining Grooming and Statutory Rape03:10 I... WHERE THE TRAUMA BEGAN: Baldwin, A Father's Rage05:35 Baldwin and Childhood in GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN07:25 Power Imbalance with Billy the Harlem Racketeer and Beauford Delaney16:54 II. HOW THE TRAUMA LIVED - Paris, Lucien, Happersberger and a pattern of younger men21:20 Baldwin and Arnold, the younger musician30:38 III. WHAT WAS LEARNED 31:07 Reflections on Baldwin's Legacy37:48 Outro & Getting HelpSPOTIFY: 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