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After a speech at UMass Amherst on February 28 1984 James Baldwin was asked by a student You said that the liberal faade and being a liberal is not enough Well what is What is necessary Baldwin responded Commitment That is what is necessary You mean it or you dont

Taking up that challenge and drawing from Baldwins fiction nonfiction poetry and interviews You Mean It or You Dont will spur todays progressives from conviction to action It is not enough authors Hollowell and McGhee urge us to hold progressive views on racial justice LGBTQ identity and economic inequality True and lasting change demands a response to Baldwins radical challenge for moral commitment Called to move from dreams of justice to living it out in communities churches and neighborhoods we can show that we truly mean it

Welcome to life with James Baldwin It is raw and challenging inspired and embodied passionate and fully awake