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Robert Jones Jr., THE PROPHETS
Season 7 · Episode 76

Robert Jones Jr., THE PROPHETS

"He confirmed my right to be. I bow down to James Baldwin. I adore him.” Robert Jones, Jr. talks with Zibby about adopting James Baldwin as a spiritual godfather, how a serendipitous find inspired ‘The Prophets,’ and what it means to be a b...

Totally Booked with Zibby · Zibby Owens

February 6, 202130m 3s

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Show Notes

"He confirmed my right to be. I bow down to James Baldwin. I adore him.” Robert Jones, Jr. talks with Zibby about adopting James Baldwin as a spiritual godfather, how a serendipitous find inspired ‘The Prophets,’ and what it means to be a black queer writer.

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