# Witness

Pro-Black, Pro-LGBTQIA2S+, sometimes polemical political and pop culture testimony from author Robert Jones, Jr., formerly known as "Son of Baldwin."

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/robertjonesjr-substack-com>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/robertjonesjr-substack-com.md>

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## [The WITNESS Top 50 Greatest R&B Songs of All Time](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/the-witness-top-50-greatest-r-and)

_2026-08-18 · Robert Jones, Jr._

ESSENCE issued the challenge. I gladly accepted!

## [Hap-py Birth-day to Ya, Baba Baldwin!](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/baba-baldwin)

_2026-08-02 · Robert Jones, Jr._

The Stevie Wonder version only. If you know, you know. :)

## [Read a Fucking Book](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/read-a-fucking-book)

_2026-07-21 · Robert Jones, Jr._

Lessons I learned from my mentor Professor George Cunningham

## [Gather Me, Man](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/gather-me-man)

_2026-07-04 · Robert Jones, Jr._

I know the Black men I am being told do not exist.

## [On Juneteenth](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/on-juneteenth-1e5)

_2026-06-19 · Robert Jones, Jr._

My complex relationship to a symbol of freedom.

## [Brooklyn Poetry Slam Friday Night Open Mic Mixer, Hosted by Mahogany Browne and Jive Poetic!](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/brooklyn-poetry-slam-hosted-by-mahogany)

_2026-06-05 · Robert Jones, Jr._

Friday, June 12, 2026 | 7 p.m.

## [Brothers: Write! Your! Shit!](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/brothers-write)

_2026-06-02 · Robert Jones, Jr._

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?](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/are-you-coming-to-see-jesmyn-ward)

_2026-05-12 · Robert Jones, Jr._

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 19, 2026!

## [Every Hour, a Fresh Hell; and All the Demons Rejoice](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/every-hour-a-fresh-hell-and-all-the)

_2026-04-21 · Robert Jones, Jr._

On America. And Americans.

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## [A Rare Evening with Jesmyn Ward — Author Talk & Signing](https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/a-rare-evening-with-jesmyn-ward-author)

_2026-03-31 · Robert Jones, Jr._

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ Tulane University