Stephanie J. Jones

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Stephanie J. Jones is an American lawyer, writer and former senior government official, and she is the President of the Nathaniel R. Jones Foundation. She was the federal government's first Chief Opportunities Officer and Editor-in-Chief of The State of Black America.[citation needed]

Jones is the creator and author of Sunday Morning Apartheid: A Diversity Study of the Sunday Morning Talk Shows.[1]

Early life

Stephanie Jones grew up in

W. E. B. DuBois.[citation needed
]

Education

Jones earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Afro-American studies from

Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University).[citation needed
]

Career

Jones is the president and board member of the Nathaniel R. Jones Foundation, a non-profit devoted to advancing the civil rights legacy of her father, Nathaniel R. Jones. She was the first chief opportunities officer in the federal government, appointed by Transportation Secretary

U.S. Department of Transportation. Jones was the executive director of the National Urban League Policy Institute[3] and editor-in-chief of The State of Black America.[4]

Jones is the creator and author of Sunday Morning Apartheid:[5] A Diversity Study of the Sunday Morning Talk Shows.[6] Following the release of the study, cable and network executives substantially increased the diversity of their talk show host and guest line-ups.

She was previously chief counsel to Senator

U.S. Department of Education
(Region V).

Before entering government service, Jones was an associate professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University's

The Commodores.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
    , retrieved May 20, 2022
  2. ^ "Wednesday Q+A With Stephanie Jones: A Candid Conversation With the Department of Transportation's First "Chief Opportunities Officer,"". National Journal, May 11, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Martin, Pharoh (September 4, 2009). "National Urban League Policy Chief Challenges Networks on 'Hateful' Talk Shows". NNPA. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "New Report Outlines State of Black Women". NPR. March 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. ISBN 978-1-62097-071-3
    .
  6. ^ Fears, Darryl (July 31, 2005). "Study: Few Blacks Seen on Talk Shows". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Hetrick, Keturah (April 20, 2017). "Ex-chief back to Hill after 12-year break". Legistorm. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

External links

  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • The Nathaniel R. Jones Foundation Website [1]
  • Op-Ed: "If You Want to Honour Judge Jones, Stand on the Right Side of History," The Cincinnati Enquirer, February 4, 2020 [2]
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Chief Opportunities Officer [3]
  • Op-Ed: "Thurgood Marshall's Legacy Deserves Cheers, Not Sneers," The Washington Post, June 30, 2010 [4]
  • Op-Ed: "Martin Luther King Tells Us Why the Mosque Must Be Built," The Washington Post, August 21, 2017 [5]
  • C-SPAN: Stephanie Jones on The State of Black America [6]
  • C-SPAN: Stephanie Jones Discusses Campaign 2008 and Urban Issues [7]
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