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ESSENCE issued the challenge. I gladly accepted!
Witness
Pro-Black, Pro-LGBTQIA2S+, sometimes polemical political and pop culture testimony from author Robert Jones, Jr., formerly known as "Son of Baldwin."
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Hap-py Birth-day to Ya, Baba Baldwin!
The Stevie Wonder version only. If you know, you know. :)
Read a Fucking Book
Lessons I learned from my mentor Professor George Cunningham
Gather Me, Man
I know the Black men I am being told do not exist.
On Juneteenth
My complex relationship to a symbol of freedom.
Brooklyn Poetry Slam Friday Night Open Mic Mixer, Hosted by Mahogany Browne and Jive Poetic!
Friday, June 12, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Brothers: Write! Your! Shit!
On Black men and the things you don't want us to know or say. And some other shit, too.
Are Y'all Coming to See Jesmyn Ward & Me?
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 19, 2026!
Every Hour, a Fresh Hell; and All the Demons Rejoice
On America. And Americans.
A Rare Evening with Jesmyn Ward — Author Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ Tulane University