James Baldwin Birthday Party – James Baldwin Literary Society
August 2, 2017 – Nancy by SNAC
Pictured (LtoR) Jeannette Edmonds, James Baldwin Literary Society historian; and Kevin Brown, James Baldwin Literary Society president/founderPictured (LtoR) Vini Meyers, community activist; Carlton Smith, Center for Black Equity Baltimore executive director; Lonni Walker, Joy Baltimore founder/CEO; and Kay Adler, freelance photographer/activistPictured (LtoR) Kim Moir, Baltimore-based filmmaker; and Dankwa Brooks, Baltimore-based filmmakerPictured (LtoR) Gilbert Richards, retired teacher; Fred Hiser, Whitman Requardt & Associates; and Yvonne Hardy-Phillips, Baltimore-based freelance curatorPictured (LtoR) Guy Bosworth, Baltimore City Public Schools educator; and John Milton Wesley, Baltimore City Office of Civil rights public information officerPictured (LtoR) Dr. Martina P. Callum, Northeast Baltimore-based primary care physician; and Keith Townes, Baltimore-based artistPictured (LtoR) John Paul, Baltimore-based photographer; LeVesta Jackson-Crute, Baltimore City Cancer Program public relations & community outreach representative; and Gary Downes, Baltimore-based photographerPictured (LtoR) Sabina Diaz, Baltimore area college student; and Willem Gould, New York-based theater director/actorThe sign on the door might have said “closed,” but Nancy by SNAC was filled to the brim with folks – to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the James Baldwin Literary Society and honor the 30th anniversary of the death of the revered writer.
Sloane Brown
Baltimore's longtime fashion and social scene reporter, Sloane is the founder/managing editor of Baltimore Snap.
