Begin Again

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"Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again."--James Baldwin. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. argues that we are living in the after times, a period marked by the challenges to the promise of Black Lives Matter and the quest for a new America, particularly in light of Donald Trump's election—a reflection of America's failure to confront its racial truths. This echoes Baldwin's own after times following the civil rights movement, where attempts at national reckoning were met with violence against figures like Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King, Jr. Between 1963 and 1972, Baldwin evolved into a more politically engaged writer, facing significant personal and professional costs. Yet, he emerged with renewed determination to push through disillusionment. Glaude suggests that Baldwin's journey offers hope and guidance for navigating our current era of shattered promises and racial regression. Blending biography, history, memoir, and sharp analysis, Glaude's work seeks to illuminate the complex realities of race in America today, prompting critical self-reflection as we strive to envision a new America.