Portrait- Robert Jones, Jr.

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Robert Jones, Jr. is author of The New York Times Instant Bestselling novel, The Prophets, which was  longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York TimesEssence, and The Paris Review. He is the creator and curator of the social-justice, social-media community Son of Baldwin, which has over 288,000 followers across platforms.

Robert Jones, Jr. is author of The New York Times Instant Bestselling novel, The Prophets, which was  longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York TimesEssence, and The Paris Review. He is the creator and curator of the social-justice, social-media community Son of Baldwin, which has over 288,000 followers across platforms.

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