*A couple of 12 months in the past, on February 10, 2025, throughout Black Historical past Month, the Ebell Theater in Los Angeles acknowledged the co-founder and writer of Soul Journal with a luncheon billed “In Dialog with Regina Jones.”
Co-founded together with her late husband, Ken Jones, after the 1965 Watts riot, Soul Journal (now defunct) began as a small, native Los Angeles-based publication for Black leisure that quickly after, blossomed into a world phenomenon.
In her guide, Items of My Life, Regina candidly chronicles her life in poetry with temporary interludes of particulars about her mother and father and the difficult struggles of being married to Ken Jones, who was a preferred newscaster.
The guide concludes with a quick biography of Regina rising up in Los Angeles and finally being within the limelight with luminaries comparable to Motown stars like Stevie Surprise, The Jacksons, and Diana Ross, in addition to the steady line-up of SOLAR Data, amongst different common singers and actors of the day.
This wonderful girl—elevating a household as a teen mother; coping with racism and sexism—managed to run a preferred newspaper in opposition to all odds. She additionally labored with ladies and kids at Crystal Stairs, a non-profit baby care and growth group in South Los Angeles.
Now, a 12 months later, Regina Jones, the topic of a documentary known as “Who within the Hell is Regina Jones?” that was in theaters final 12 months, will now be broadcast on TV.
Regina says, “Weigel Broadcasting will debut the documentary on broadcast tv throughout its Dabl, Begin TV, and Story Tv networks on Monday, February sixteenth at 8pm EST.” She added, “This primary-of-its-kind multi-network leisure occasion will premiere as a ‘roadblock’ presentation throughout Black Historical past Month, with an encore airing instantly following at 10pm EST throughout all three Weigel Broadcasting networks, making it broadly obtainable to viewers on broadcast, satellite tv for pc, cable, and streaming retailers.”
Additionally nominated for NAACP Picture Award
Along with the TV broadcast, Regina has been nominated for the 2026 NAACP Picture Award (airing February twenty eighth) for Excellent Documentary (Movie). Regina, who was as soon as a publicist for the NAACP Picture Awards from 1987 to 2001, says, “It’s now come full circle, and I’m so grateful.”
Please examine your cable channels for Begin TV, Dabl, and Story TV channels. Be taught extra about Regina’s fascinating publishing profession at soulpublications.co/ and see the trailer for Who within the Hell is Regina Jones? on YouTube.
Larry Buford is a contributing author. Creator of “Issues Are Gettin’ Outta Hand” and “E book To The Future” (Amazon). Electronic mail: [email protected]
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