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February 27, 2026: No More Water: In the Archive with James Baldwin and Meshell Ndegeocello

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Please note that registration for this event has closed, as we are at capacity. No More Water: In the Archive with James Baldwin and Meshell NdegeocelloFriday, Feb. 27th, 11:30am-1:00pmBeinecke Library A special workshop inspired by musician Meshell Ndgeocello’s Grammy-winning album, No More Water: the Gospel of James Baldwin, and her historic Ellington Jazz Series campus concert this season. Join Yale’s Black Sound & the Archive Working Group for a critical exploration of select items from

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February 6, 2026: Meshell Ndegeocello — “No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin”

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Meshell Ndegeocello performing No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin Friday, February 6, 2026, 7:30PMMorse Recital Hall470 College Street The singular Meshell Ndegeocello honors James Baldwin in No More Water — a genre-defying work that “howls with clenched-teeth fury, sobs in soul-crushing despair, [and] prances in queer joy with cautious optimism” (DownBeat). Co-sponsored by Yale’s Black Sound and the Archive Working Group, Yale School of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. Presented as part of

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