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Witness

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

Newsletter · By Robert Jones, Jr. · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    The Burden of Always Having to Be Terrific (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    The WITNESS Top 50 Greatest R&B Songs of All Time (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  3. Issue · Aug 2, 2026

    Hap-py Birth-day to Ya, Baba Baldwin! (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 21, 2026

    Read a Fucking Book (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  5. Issue · Jul 4, 2026

    Gather Me, Man (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Witness, a reader-supported publication where I write in the traditions of Black resistance, survival, and truth-telling in an age of artistic and political suppression, and rampant deception. If you find something of value here, please consider becoming a paid subscriber if you can afford to do so (and if you do, leave a little note as to why you did so). I know times are hard as fuck since Trump an

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