A closer look at the defining struggles that shaped Van Jones's life and career.
Van Jones is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate. He's known for his work as a CNN host and contributor, and for his three New York Times bestselling books. Jones is also an Emmy Award winner, highlighting his contributions to media and political discourse.
In 1983, officer Marc Andaya had a record of incidents of misconduct.
In August 1992, Van Jones stated that he had become a communist, influenced by the Rodney King case.
Between 1983 and 1993, Marc Andaya was named in 10 complaints, eight of them allegedly for misuse of physical force, when he was a policeman with the Oakland Police Department.
In 1995, Aaron Williams, an unarmed black man, died in custody after fighting with several officers, leading to community outrage and pressure on the department to bring justice against officer Marc Andaya.
In 1996, Van Jones and PoliceWatch led a campaign to gain the firing of officer Marc Andaya from the San Francisco Police Department.
In June 1997, following a campaign led by Jones and PoliceWatch, the San Francisco Police Commission voted to fire officer Marc Andaya for falsifying his application to the department.
In 1999, Van Jones led a campaign to defeat Proposition 21, which aimed to increase penalties for violent crimes and try more juvenile offenders as adults.
In 2000, Van Jones continued to lead a campaign to defeat Proposition 21, aiming to increase penalties for violent crimes. Despite efforts to mobilize student protests, the proposition was passed.
In 2004, Van Jones was accused of signing a petition by 911Truth.org suggesting the Bush administration allowed 9/11 to happen, which he denied. The group, in 2010, retracted this claim.
On September 5, 2009, Van Jones resigned from his position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, citing a "vicious smear campaign" and his concern that he was becoming a distraction.
In September 2009, a video circulated on YouTube from a February 2009 lecture by Van Jones at the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative, where he used strong language to refer to Congressional Republican lawmakers, leading to controversy and an apology from Jones.
On July 27, 2010, the group 911truth.org released a statement confirming that they were unable to produce evidence that Van Jones had signed their petition.
In October 2014, the rebooted version of Crossfire, on which Van Jones was a co-host, was canceled by CNN.
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