![]() He is the creator of the social justice social media community Son of Baldwin. ![]() ![]() He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, OkayAfrica, The Feminist Wire, and The Grio. Robert Jones, Jr. received his BFA in creative writing with honors and MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. As tensions build and the weight of centuries-of ancestors and future generations to come-culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love. ![]() With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. ![]()
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