The City Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (Detroit ACE) has partnered with veteran Detroit creative Sabrina Nelson, the Charles Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Public Library to host James Baldwin Sidewalk Libraries across the city.    

The sidewalk libraries will continue the celebration of the late American writer and civil rights activist that began last September with Nelson’s landmark exhibition Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin at the Wright  Museum. The exhibit celebrated the author’s 100^th birthday. In the last three years Nelson’s “Frontline Prophet:  James Baldwin” has been exhibited in Detroit, Chicago, Harlem and Long Island New York, New Orleans,  Oakland. CA, and Paris, France.  

  The chosen artists and library box locations are:  

Donald Calloway – Irwin House Gallery    

Location: 2351 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208    

Jozie Bullard –

Ashara Ekundayo & Dr. Angela Wellman   

Location: 18305 Lancashire St, Detroit 48223 

Miriam Uhura - Home of Sabrina Nelson     

                          Location: 579 E. Kirby St, Detroit, 48202 

Brittini Ward– Burrell Trail Arts Alley    

Location: 7601 Harper Ave, Detroit 48213. Between Townsend and Baldwin streets. 

Khristyn Richardson-Passage to Wellbeing   

Location:14600 Korte St, Detroit, 48215. Between Manistique and Philip streets.   

In addition to the seven libraries that ACE is sponsoring, there is a sidewalk library at The Wright, which was embellished by Ifoma Stubbs.