Van Jones

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Birth Name: Anthony Kapel Jones

Place of Birth: Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 20, 1968

Ethnicity: African-American

Van Jones is an American political activist, news commentator, author, and attorney. He is the son of Loretta Jean (Kirkendall), a high school teacher, and William Anthony Jones, a principal at a junior high school.

He has two children with his former wife Jana Carter.