Jarvis Tyner (born July 11, 1941) is an American activist and the former Executive Vice Chair of the

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(CPUSA). He is a resident of

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. In

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

and

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, he ran on the Communist Party ticket for

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Life and career

Tyner was born in 1941 in the Mill Creek community of

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, and graduated from

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. He joined the Communist Party USA at the age of 20. After several years working in various industrial jobs in the Philadelphia area, where he was a member of the

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and

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, he moved to New York in 1967 to become the national chair of the DuBois Clubs of America, and later founding chair of the

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. He was the Communist Party USA candidate for vice president of the U.S. in 1972 and 1976, running with party leader

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. Tyner has been a public spokesperson for the CPUSA, presenting its positions against

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...

imperialism Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of Power (international relations), power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultura ...

, and

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. Tyner has also contributed to the CPUSA's '' Political Affairs Magazine'' and its ''

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''. He currently resides in the Inwood section of Manhattan, New York City.

Relatives

Jarvis Tyner is the younger brother of jazz pianist

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965, and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA J ...

.Ben Ratliff
"McCoy Tyner Helps Claim a Corner of a Harlem Park for Jazz"
''The New York Times'', August 29, 2010.

References

External links

* Ann Douglas, "A Tireless Fighter for Race, Class and Socialist Revolution," London: ''

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,'' October 11, 2006. Located a

Retrieved September 4, 2009. * Jarvis Tyner at NUT's Race Advisory Committe

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyner, Jarvis 1941 births Living people Activists for African-American civil rights African-American candidates for Vice President of the United States American anti-poverty advocates American anti-racism activists Communist Party USA politicians Politicians from Philadelphia Politicians from Manhattan 1972 United States vice-presidential candidates 1976 United States vice-presidential candidates 20th-century American politicians West Philadelphia High School alumni