Boston University School of Law: The Fire This Time
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 2 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following commentary by Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig:
In The Fire Next Time, acclaimed author James Baldwin shared a long letter he wrote to his nephew and godson, also named James. Baldwin began the letter by explaining how racism had slowly destroyed the essence of the boy's father, also Baldwin's younger brother. In relaying this story, Baldwin recalled a moment when his little brother fell down the stairs . . .
In The Fire Next Time, acclaimed author James Baldwin shared a long letter he wrote to his nephew and godson, also named James. Baldwin began the letter by explaining how racism had slowly destroyed the essence of the boy's father, also Baldwin's younger brother. In relaying this story, Baldwin recalled a moment when his little brother fell down the stairs . . .