How do you begin to write about the crazy, sad, terrible and messy truth in America? CNN news commentator Van Jones has taken the task with his new book Beyond The Messy Truth: How We Came Together And How We Came Apart. “It’s about two weeks before Charlottesville, ” says Jones. That’s how current his book […]
Commentator and activist Van Jones talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about how the election of Donald Trump and the prison system goes hand in hand. “Had you not had mass Incarceration, you wouldn’t have Donald Trump as President. Florida would have been a blue state. 21% of people that have been to prison can […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Van Jones, the political activist and CNN commentator who coined the term “whitelash” for Donald Trump’s election victory, has a book deal. Jones’ “Facing the Messy Truth” will be published this fall, Ballantine Books announced Thursday. The book will be a “manifesto” for taking action in a time of “collective political […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate has ruled that Comerica Bank and Trust will take over running the estate, according to a court order made public Tuesday. In his order, dated last Thursday, Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide said Comerica will be named corporate personal representative of the estate, taking over […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ava DuVernay doesn’t want to talk about Donald Trump’s election. Her feelings are still too raw. But because Oprah Winfrey asked about it, the filmmaker opened up: Trump “represents violence,” DuVernay said, and she doesn’t have much empathy for those who supported him. She made the remarks Sunday during a discussion […]
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate will wait for appeals to be exhausted before making a final determination on who will inherit a fortune that could be worth around $200 million, he said at a hearing Thursday. But Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide also made it clear the late superstar’s […]
Political activist and author Van Jones fills in the Tom Joyner Morning Show audience about his involvement in Prince‘s controversial probate hearing and what will happen for the family going forward. On his relationship with Prince: “Prince and I have been together for about 10 years. He would scour the internet looking for talented […]
In conversation that spilled into CNN's Wednesday morning broadcast, contributor Van Jones, a former Obama staffer, and Jeffrey Lord, an ardent Donald Trump supporter, engaged in a fiery debate on Super Tuesday about race, the Democratic Party and the Ku Klux Klan.
Van Jones joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the new book, “Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding.” The…
There’s so much wrong with this case in Ferguson concerning the murder of Mike Brown, we don’t even know where to start. CNN correspondant, Van Jones joined “The D.L. Hughley Show” to discuss. Van Jones says the root of the problem is anti-black racism that has been part of the United States since its founding. Get […]
This year’s TV season has a number of throwback moments – from Queen Latifah and Arsenio Hall returning to host talk shows to Michael J. Fox’s return to sitcom television. On the news side, CNN is presenting its own throwback TV under new boss and former NBC honcho Jeff Zucker. “Crossfire,” the show that pitted […]
Former White House adviser, Van Jones, tweeted the picture of MLK in a hoodie similar to Trayvon Martin’s after the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman. The George Zimmerman case ended with a “not guilty” verdict that those in favor of justice are not happy with, but the reaction from the civil rights organizations and […]
