About
The BaldwinBALDWIN pushes the idea of defiant criticism. Written and produced by Black people, BALDWIN is literary reparations for society and culture. We challenge the idea that an educated opinion looks and sounds one way.
Note from the editor
All Black Everything — Power and Purpose. Welcome to BALDWIN, Medium’s newest publication dedicated to conscious tastemakers of the African-American persuasion.
Editors
SENIOR EDITOR
James R. SandersCulture + Fashion Journalist. Author of forthcoming, Reparations for Style & Soul. Twitter @JamesRSanders
BALDWIN EDITORS
Editorial Staff at BALDWIN, a Medium.com Publication. Follow us on Twitter @baldwinformedi1 on Instagram @baldwinformedium
Writers
SENIOR EDITOR
James R. SandersCulture + Fashion Journalist. Author of forthcoming, Reparations for Style & Soul. Twitter @JamesRSanders
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Miss Sable MosleyLife and death is in the power of the tongue, so if you’re prolific with the pen, make sure you acknowledge the responsibility that comes with it. — Me.
RACE + CULTURE ESSAYIST
Dr. Cynthia Alease SmithAnti-Racism Essayist & Educator offering discussions about Race, Racism, White Supremacy and the language used, from perspectives not ordinarily considered.
RACE COLUMNIST
Ja'Keia PersonBronx. Millennial. Mother. Community Changemaker. Farmer. Weed Whisperer. Janet Jackson Lookalike. CEO of Vibrnt Seeds
Jacob Matthews
215 Writer/Rapper and Educator. I’m always going to uplift my beautiful Black youth, they’re our future.
Stanley Green
A proud mama’s boy and minister of music at my church. In my spare time, I write stories about race.
DeSean N. Johnson
Writer and Activist with an encyclopedic knowledge of Christopher Wallace lyrics. Brooklyn bred. Est. 1986.
Kyle Washington
Black dapper dandy based in Queens writing about style and culture. New book coming out as soon as I can figure out a title.
Donald Earl Collins
Freelancer via @washingtonpost | @TheAtlantic |@AJEnglish | @Guardian; American Univ. & UMUC history prof. Invite me to write/speak: donaldearlcollins@gmail.com
Janet Igah
Equal parts Mother, Editor, & Revelation. Janet Jane Igah is a Strategist and Writer based in New York City. Her career spans almost two decades in Fashion.
