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Jarvis Tyner
Jarvis Tyner in 1976
Executive Vice Chair of the Communist Party USA
In office
1984–2014
PresidentGus Hall
Sam Webb
Preceded byAngela Davis
In office
1972–1980
PresidentGus Hall
Preceded byJames W. Ford
Succeeded byAngela Davis
Personal details
Born (1941-07-11) July 11, 1941 (age 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyCommunist Party USA
Residence(s)Manhattan, New York City
OccupationPolitical writer, activist
Websitehttp://cpusa.org

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.

Life and career

Tyner was born in 1941 in the Mill Creek community of West Philadelphia, and graduated from West Philadelphia High School. 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 Amalgamated Lithographers of America and Teamsters, he moved to New York in 1967 to become the national chair of the DuBois Clubs of America, and later founding chair of the Young Workers Liberation League. He was the Communist Party USA candidate for vice president of the U.S. in 1972 and 1976, running with party leader Gus Hall.

Tyner has been a public spokesperson for the CPUSA, presenting its positions against racism, imperialism, and war. Tyner has also contributed to the CPUSA's Political Affairs Magazine and its People's World. He currently resides in the Inwood section of Manhattan, New York City.

Relatives

Jarvis Tyner is the younger brother of jazz pianist McCoy Tyner.[1]

References

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

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Party political offices Preceded byJames W. Ford Communist Party USA vice presidential candidate 1972 (lost), 1976 (lost) Succeeded byAngela Davis
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(← 1968) 1972 United States presidential election (1976 →)
(← 1972) 1976 United States presidential election (1980 →)
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