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I woke up this morning and realized that today, August 2nd, is the 100th birthday of one of the greatest American writers and thinkers ever — James Baldwin. To honor him, we thought it’d be cool if we had an unplanned watch-party throughout the country, a spontaneous “Mike’s Movie Night” across America, where all of us together, in each of our homes, settled in to watch what I believe is one of the best documentaries of all time: Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO.
The film is based on a 30-page book proposal Baldwin wrote in the final years of his life. He wanted to explore his close friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and Malcolm X and how they helped shape his understanding of what it meant to be raised as a Black man in the United States of America. Peck, with the blessing of the Baldwin family, took those 30 pages and fashioned it into an amazing work of art to give James Baldwin his final say as to who we are and what we’ve become.
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO is available for free for Hulu and Disney subscribers, and also free on Kanopy via participating libraries (using your library card). You can also rent the film on Prime, Apple, and other platforms.
I’m going to watch at 8pm ET tonight — join me from wherever you are, or frankly, watch it anytime tonight, tomorrow or this weekend.
When I’m done watching it tonight (probably around 9:35pmET), join me for a 20 min chat on my Substack (at MichaelMoore.com)! For paid subscribers, I’ll be answering questions on a Live Chat Thread via the Substack App. You will be notified by Substack when the Thread is live. For free subscribers, I will open up the comment section below at 9:30pm to everyone, so write your questions/comments there! I will answer as many as I can.
Do not miss this movie! Especially during this historic week! If you’ve already seen it, gather the family, call a few friends, or share this with folks online and re-watch this masterpiece at this moment of the collective PANDEMONIUM we are all in! YES!
— Mike | Posted on 03/Aug/2024 02:30:30
