RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist

My name is Robert Lee Williams. I’m a journalist/essayist who is incarcerated. My work has been published by The New York Times, Harvard’s Inquests and Slate.

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#TJP #StillwaterAward #Inquest #FreedomReads #CUNYLawSchool #EmpowermentAve #FreeJohnJLennon

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

Im grateful and I’m honored to win a 2026 Stillwater Award in the Best Feature category. This national award honor journalistic excellence. I didn’t expect this more than I chase it god is great

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@Harmony_Holiday You heard about the Trumpet Man? https://t.co/IbaQsYPc9x

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@LeftOfBlack @NewBlackMan @ucpress I have this book.

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@Slate They were wilding out.

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@Slate We love Cori Bush!

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Damon Wayans on how they use the rich in our community to downplay racism (1990) Still true today.

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

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[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

#thesecret #writer #journalist

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@Harmony_Holiday You heard about the Trumpet Man? https://t.co/IbaQsYPc9x

[Brooklyn White-Grier @brooklynrwhite]

Debbie Allen and Misty Copeland after Copeland’s final performance with the American Ballet Theater. 🥹🩰

Copeland is an alumna of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@MeganPosco @JohnJLennon1 Hey. I think My @slate piece got picked up by @AppleNews and @YahooNews

https://t.co/5teY2yCoY3

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@jengonnerman ‘s @newyorker piece is a complimentary article to my immersive dispatch @Slate article

https://t.co/ORLYV59JFp

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

@jengonnerman I read your Locked In piece in @NewYorker I think it’s a complimentary article to my dispatch piece @Slate @dwaynebetts @BrennaEhrlich

https://t.co/ORLYV5ahuX

[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

#prison #fatherdaughter

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#SaveThePlanet #savethetrees

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[RobertLeeWilliamsJournalist @rl_smoke]

Me reporting from the inside on for @Slate and @jengonnerman at the @NewYorker. We’re neck and neck.

https://t.co/ORLYV5ahuX