Regina Jones
Soul: Surprises From The Supremes
John Malveaux of
writes:
Carol Hall & Associates shared a featured story in the Neighborhood
News (a Los Angeles News publication) about Regina Jones and the
pioneering publication, SOUL. See
- Published on Friday, 11 December 2015 22:54
- Written by Chelsee Lowe
Regina
Jones grew up quickly. At the age of 10, she recalls spending time in
the South L.A. beauty parlor where her mother worked.
Good
customer service was a given there and eventually, Jones figured out
that if she picked up clients’ lunches, her tips would add up to a
decent personal budget. She also kept an eye on the family bills.
Whenever a notice came from the Department of Water and Power, for
example, she’d gather the funds from her parents, get a cashier’s check
at the post office and put the payment in the mail.
At 15 years
old, Regina married Ken Jones and began a family, raising five children,
all about a year and a half apart. Her financial skills proved valuable
immediately. While Ken made a living as a reporter and journalist,
Jones was in charge of using those earnings to take care of the family’s
fiscal matters.
In
1966, the couple launched Soul, a publication dedicated to telling the
stories of black entertainers of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. It
was the first magazine of its kind. Ebony and Jet existed,
but the main focus wasn't entertainment, and when entertainers were
featured, they were generally artists who had successfully crossed over
into the white commercial market, such as Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne
and Nat King Cole
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