Valeria Marie Jones was born March 23, 1967 in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Her political activism started in high school were she was the President of the Future Homemakers of America. Her later political activism was encouraged by her representative at Bennet College, Katie Dorsett. Ms. Jones is currently advocating for racial equality. The most memorable thing about her activism is “the adrenaline rush and the feeling that you’re doing something that’s important and that you’re getting something done.” With racial equality being her main point of concern Ms. Jones says that Civil Rights has been one of the most important political issues of her lifetime as it has impacted her life greatly as a black woman. --Compiled by Delaney Rhodes
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