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Vernon Jones Jr.

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CEO / Lead Learner at FaithBridge CO

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#NewsRelease The Aurora Police Department is actively seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in northwest Aurora. #APDNews 26-year-old Diego Jimenez is wanted for 2nd Degree Murder in the shooting of an adult male on…

AuroraPD's tweet image. #NewsRelease The Aurora Police Department is actively seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in northwest Aurora. #APDNews

26-year-old Diego Jimenez is wanted for 2nd Degree Murder in the shooting of an adult male on…
AuroraPD's tweet image. #NewsRelease The Aurora Police Department is actively seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in northwest Aurora. #APDNews

26-year-old Diego Jimenez is wanted for 2nd Degree Murder in the shooting of an adult male on…

Vernon sat down with At-Large DPS Director and former East High School Principal, John Youngquist! Listen in. youtu.be/1d-WaOd-3YI

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Collective bargaining for parents and students…..


My conversation with Denver School Board Director, Dr. Carrie A. Olson. She is the current president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education and a life-time educator. youtu.be/cEMvIUXNKcw

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Had the opportunity to sit down with Dan Schaller, President of the Colorado League of Charter Schools, this week on our Justice Cast. Listen in! youtu.be/YIwlsSQXorg

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Schools need to be truly committed to partnership with their community. The siloed, “we’ve got this” posture is not to the advantage of our children. A great education is the responsibility of the entire community.


Having a convo with my 7th grade daughter, preparing her to go to school where they are grieving the loss of a peer to senseless violence….this cannot be our acceptable norm. Violence in streets. Violence at parties. Violence at schools. Violence in public spaces. Violence in…


“It’s too slow to change hearts and minds, so we changed the curriculum….” What? This is why people!! #EndTheViolence


I laid in the street tonight and I wondered how some of my friends would be reacting if it was my life that was taken. Would they be courageously confronting, “he was murdered!” or excuse making, “Vernon should have known better.” I laid there and I wept on 6th Avenue because of…

PJones5280's tweet image. I laid in the street tonight and I wondered how some of my friends would be reacting if it was my life that was taken. Would they be courageously confronting, “he was murdered!” or excuse making, “Vernon should have known better.”

I laid there and I wept on 6th Avenue because of…

“The sinful belief that black and brown bodies and brains are less than, that our being is not equal to, drives all of the systemic injustices that we face. From schools that miseducate, to development that displaces, to prisons that profit off of our backs, to deportation…


“The sinful belief that black and brown bodies and brains are less than, that our being is not equal to, drives all of the systemic injustices that we face. From schools that miseducate, to development that displaces, to prisons that profit off of our backs, to graves that hold…


End the violence. The violence of defending structures and systems that are not working for ALL children. The violence of defending adult positions, personalities, and politics at the expense of children. The violence of kicking the can of responsibility down the road. The…

PJones5280's tweet image. End the violence. The violence of defending structures and systems that are not working for ALL children. The violence of defending adult positions, personalities, and politics at the expense of children. The violence of kicking the can of responsibility down the road. The…

What is the pace of growth? What is the projected proficiency gain at that pace?


Folks ain’t mad at the structure and systems until that structure and systems stop benefiting them. Folks been ignoring the cries, complaints, and call outs from other folks for decades, for generations….in our hood and beyond! Dismissed folks, told them/us it wasn’t…


“The structure is by design. The systems are by design. Keeping specific groups of people living in survival mode is by design. Schools that are stagnant and failing children are by design. Don’t tell us it is broken, acknowledge that it is designed this way and operating by…


Vernon Jones Jr. reposted

The Vibrant Denver Bond invests in our parks, libraries and cultural institutions, and makes smart updates to critical city infrastructure before it breaks. And does it all without raising our taxes. Grateful to the Post Editorial Board for the support. denverpost.com/2025/08/06/vib…

MikeJohnstonCO's tweet image. The Vibrant Denver Bond invests in our parks, libraries and cultural institutions, and makes smart updates to critical city infrastructure before it breaks. And does it all without raising our taxes.

Grateful to the Post Editorial Board for the support.
 
denverpost.com/2025/08/06/vib…

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