Kimberly Jones Biography
Kimberly Jones is an American author and filmmaker who is best known for the New York Times bestselling young adult novel, I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, and for the viral video How Can We Win published during the George Floyd protest. In addition, the book was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award in 2020.
In 2020, Kimberly had a 7-minute video featuring Kim using a Monopoly analogy to explain the history of racism and its impact on Black Americans that went viral. The video was shared by celebrities like Trevor Noah, LeBron James, Madonna, and more and went on featuring in shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Jones has signed an overall television deal with Warner Brothers Television. In addition, she sits on the voting committee for The Balck Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, located in Atlanta, Georgia, which began in January 2021 to honor African Americans with a monument for their achievements in entertainment. The Walk of fame is located in the historic Downtown Atlanta Area, on the sidewalks of Martin Lurther King Jr. Drive and Northside Drive.
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Kimberly’s roots run deep and she has served on the Selection Committee for Library of Congress’ 2016 – 2017 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the 2015 Children’s Choice Illustrator Committee for The Children’s Book Council, and the advisory board that created the Creative and Innovative Education Master’s Degree program at Georgia State University.
Jones has been featured in Ms. Magazine, Seventeen, Paste Magazine, Bustle, Hello Giggles, Book List, Publisher’s Weekly, and School Library Journal. Moreover, she has received one of the inaugural James Patterson Holiday Bookseller Bonus grants while working at the famous children’s bookstore, Little Shop of Stories.
Kimberly has received several honors including the GQ Germany “Men of the Year”-Award 2020 “Voice of the Year”, 2020 Black Women in Media Honoree, 2020 The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans, and the 2021 SEGL Golden Mug Award.
Kimberly Jones Age
Jones is 53 years old as of 2023. She was born on August 25, 1970, in the United States of America. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on August 25th every year and her birth sign is Virgo.
Kimberly Jones Husband
Jones is happily married to her caring husband Mark Pother, a former Senior Pastor of Church of the Harvest in Fayetteville, Georgia. The couple has two children named Morgan and Lincoln.
Kimberly Jones Family
Jones was born and raised by her evangelist mother Pastor Ann and her undisclosed father. She has a brother Pastor Ron Jones, a renowned evangelist in the United States. We will provide more information on this as soon as the information is available.
Kimberly Jones Height
Jones stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs approximately 58 Kg.
Kimberly Jones How Can We Win
In 2020, Kimberly interviewed protesters of the George Floyd protests. She subsequently recorded a video while talking about racism in the United States, a video that went viral. The video was shared online by notable people like Trevor Noah, Madonna, and Lebron James as well as appearing on an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It further received over 2 million views on YouTube.
Fater the release of the video, Henry Holt and Company signed a deal with her to publish two books, one of which will expand on the topics outlined in the video. She also signed a deal with Warner Bros Television.
Kimberly Jones Net Worth
Jones has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Her income is mainly from her successful career as an author, pastor, and entrepreneur.