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Robert Jones, Jr. reads "New Covenant" from The Prophets
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13 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week, I’m in conversation with Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets – his New York Times best-selling debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men. In this bonus episode, Robert reads an excerpt The Prophets, entitled “New Covenant”.
Robert Jones, Jr. is a writer and thinker, and the creator and curator of the social-justice social media community Son of Baldwin. He has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, Essence and the Paris Review.
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Robert Jones, Jr. is a writer and thinker, and the creator and curator of the social-justice social media community Son of Baldwin. He has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, Essence and the Paris Review.
About Busy Being Black
Busy Being Black is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives. Thank you to our partners: UK Black Pride, BlackOut UK, The Tenth, Schools Out and to you the listeners. Remember this, your support doesn’t cost any money: retweets, ratings, reviews and shares all help so please keep the support coming.
Thank you to our funding partner, myGwork – the LGBT+ business community.
Thank you to Lazarus Lynch – a queer Black musician and culinary extraordinaire based in New York City – for the triumphant and ancestral Busy Being Black theme music. The Busy Being Black theme music was mixed and mastered by Joshua Pleeter.
Busy Being Black’s artwork was photographed by queer Black photographer and filmmaker Dwayne Black.
Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram #busybeingblack
Busy Being Black listeners have an exclusive discount at Pluto Press. Enter BUSY50 at checkout.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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