Baldwin, born James Arthur Baldwin on Aug. 2, 1924, at Harlem Hospital, was the eldest of nine children. His mother, Emma Berdis Jones, raised him with her husband and James’ stepfather ...

Pamela Reed still remembers the first day she met Nikki Giovanni. Reed, now a professor and director of the James Arthur Baldwin Afrocologic Institute at Virginia State University, had just joined ...

Dr. Pamela Reed still remembers the first day she met Nikki Giovanni. Reed, now a professor and director of the James Arthur Baldwin Afrocologic Institute at Virginia State University, had just joined ...