How education and upbringing influenced the life of Van Jones. A timeline of key moments.
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.
On September 20, 1968, Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones was born. He became an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate.
In 1983, officer Marc Andaya had a record of incidents of misconduct.
In 1986, Van Jones graduated from Jackson Central-Merry High School in his hometown.
In August 1992, Van Jones stated that he had become a communist, influenced by the Rodney King case.
In 1992, Van Jones worked as a legal observer for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights during protests related to 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 August 2008, Van Jones was featured on the grassroots radio program Sea Change Radio.
In February 2009, Van Jones gave a lecture at the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative.
In July 2009, Color of Change, which Jones had founded, launched a campaign urging advertisers on Beck's Fox News show to pull their ads due to comments made by Beck about President Obama.
In June 2011, Van Jones collaborated with MoveOn.org to launch the Rebuild the Dream campaign. This initiative aimed to establish a progressive American Dream movement as a counter to the Tea Party movement.
On June 23, 2011, the Rebuild the Dream campaign officially kicked off with performances by The Roots and a DJ set by Shepard Fairey. The campaign also announced its "Contract for the American Dream" as a counter to the Tea Party's "Contract from America."
In July 2011, house meetings were held as part of the Rebuild the Dream campaign. Van Jones claimed that by the end of July 2011, 127,000 people had become involved in the movement.
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