| Earl Jones | |
| State House: | North Carolina |
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 60th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2003 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Constituency established |
| Successor: | Marcus Brandon |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1949 |
| Alma Mater: | North Carolina Central University (BA) Southern University (JD) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Profession: | Publisher, newspaper owner |
Earl Jones (born July 20, 1949)[1] was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly[2] representing the state's 60th House district. First elected in November 2002, he took office in January 2003. In 2010, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Marcus Brandon.[3] His term ended in January 2011.
He ran in the HD-60 Democratic primary in 2014, but was defeated by Cecil Brockman.[4]
Jones is a lawyer, publisher & newspaper owner from Greensboro, North Carolina. He owns and publishes the Greensboro Times, which focuses on the African-American perspective, and cofounded Greensboro's International Civil Rights Center and Museum.[5]
Jones previously served on Greensboro's City Council for eighteen years, and served as legal counsel to Greensboro's NAACP.[6]