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Biography

DR. RICKY L. JONES is the Baldwin•King Scholar-in-Residence at the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and Professor of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville. The Atlanta, Georgia native was educated as an undergraduate at the U.S. Naval Academy and Morehouse College (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s alma mater)). He was only the second African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky where he specialized in Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics. His books include: two editions of “Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities” and “What’s Wrong with Obamamania?: Black America, Black Leadership, and the Death of Political Imagination.” He is currently co-authoring a new book with attorney and award-winning cartoonist Marc Murphy titled, “Colin, Confederates and Con-Artists: Race, Sport and American Lies.” Dr. Jones has served as a local, national, and international social and political analyst across various media including appearances on HBO, CNN, Fox News, ESPN, the Travel Channel, a variety of NPR and PBS programs, the BBC, E! Entertainment, the Katie (Couric) Show, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, and many others. He has written hundreds of scholarly and magazine articles, book chapters and opinion columns. He is currently an opinion columnist for the Courier-Journal and USA Today Network and was named 2018 “best editorial/opinion columnist” by the Louisville Society of Professional Journalists. He is also the host of the “Ricky Jones Show” radio show and podcast from iHeart Media. It was named “Best Radio Hour” in 2017 by “Louisville Magazine.” Jones has been named one of Louisville’s 25 Future Leaders by Louisville Magazine and was also recognized as one of DIVERSE Issues in Higher Education's “25 to Watch in Academia.” He is a life-member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

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Total articles 231

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  It's time to admit that U of L is no longer a serious university | Opinion

  By Ricky Jones Verified

  Apr. 07, 2025

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  They lie. They’re complicit. They are cowards!

  By Ricky Jones Verified

  Mar. 13, 2025

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Company Info

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)