James Baldwin speaks in an excerpt of Horace Ové's 1969 short film, Baldwin's Nigger. "When you try to stand up and look the world in the face like you had a right to be here, when you do that, without knowing the result of it, you have attacked the entire power structure of the Western World."
Looking to become more involved? Start here: Check out the Movement For Black Lives, explore your local chapter of Black Lives Matter, read this article on how to protest safely, and follow Raquel Willis on Twitter.
LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD.
view more