Sanaa Lathan Instagram – Repost from @jamesbaldwinarchive Happy birthday to the greatest of all time, James Baldwin. The Black queer genius born a Leo in Harlem. We would be so much more untethered without his work, his legacy, his having been, his map making. He would have been 98 today. I’ve spent the last few years looking at his life through every photo I can find and it has become easiest to imagine him: a cigarette in his hand, coffee or a drink nearby depending on the hour, his mind always spinning and he was always in the moment before his wit or wisdom or laughter broke apart a silence. To celebrate please consider sharing your favorite memory of him or reading his work. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🕯 #JamesBaldwin #JimmyBaldwin #Blackqueers #Blackqueer #QPoC #qtbipoc #Harlem #Leos #FamousLeos #Leoszn #Leoseason #leos #Blackwriters #Blackqueerwriters #Blackgaywriters #blackqueermagic #blackqueerartist #harlemnyc #Ninasimone #BlackHistory #Queerhistory #Blackicon #queericon #readblackauthors #readblackbooks #readblackwriters #stpauldevence #stpauldevencefrance #beloved #kin