As Glaude puts it, and as we see through his references of Baldwin’s work, of the utmost importance to Baldwin is the necessity for us to tell the truth about our history. The most central theme in the book is this notion of truth-telling. Glaude clearly has his own talent, though, and it isn’t difficult to see. Rather, it’s, as the introduction is titled, Thinking with Jimmy. Still, it’s far from a mimicking of Baldwin’s style or a regurgitation of his ideas.
From Glaude’s prose to the subtle sarcasm he throws in every now and then, and his ability to-eloquently-tell it like it is, Baldwin jumps off the page time and again. What makes Glaude’s work so amazing is that one almost feels as if they’re reading “Jimmy” himself. When I first came across Begin Again-while listening to his episode on the Throughline podcast-I knew that Glaude engaged with Baldwin’s work on a deep level but I failed to realize the extent to which he did so. I must say: I have never read something in which one person has been able to think and write with-and through-another person in the way that Eddie Glaude Jr.
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