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Jarvis Tyner (born July 11, 1941) is an American activist and the former Executive Vice Chair of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). He is a resident of Manhattan, New York City. In 1972 and 1976, he ran on the Communist Party ticket for Vice President of the United States.
Jarvis Tyner is executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA and a long-time member of the party's national board.. He was a founding member of the Black Radical Congress and served on its national coordinating committee for five years.
Apr 30, 2014 · The party claims 2,000-3,000 members nationally. It has just two salaried staff - Chairman Sam Webb and his deputy Jarvis Tyner, who was a vice-presidential candidate in the 1970s.
Oct 18, 2006 · Jarvis Tyner has been a tireless fighter for civil rights since the campaigns of his youth in his native Philadelphia. Today he is one of the most prominent black figures in the US peace, labour...
Apr 22, 2019 · For sharing their reflections, the author thanks: Tim Johnson, James Steele, Jay Schaffner, Joe Sims, Violet Benson, Geoffrey Jacques, Louis Shipman, Mildred Williamson, April Knutson, Keta Miranda, J.B., Maurice Jackson, Carl Fichtenbaum, Nora Bonosky, Richard Hoyen, Jarvis Tyner, and Pat Fry.
- Daniel Rosenberg
- 2019
We have come a long way and we're not going back! A black history conversation with Jarvis Tyner, Executive Vice-chair of the Communist Party USA.
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- Michael Tyner
Apr 1, 2016 · Jarvis Tyner is the executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA and the chair of the party’s African American Equality Commission. He joined the CPUSA in the early sixties, just as the Civil Rights Movement was maturing.
