Robert Jones, Jr., also known as “Son of Baldwin,” leads and engages in critical dialogues about the Black Lives Matter movement, racism, literature, and politics on social media. He is also the author of The Prophets, a finalist for the National Book award 2021. His debut novel centers Black queerness as bold, inventive, and significant across history. Jones focuses on the intersections of being black and gay and his experiences as a Black queer writer in a white racist, capitalist, and patriarchal culture.