Regina Jones

Regina Jones (née Nickerson; born September 23, 1942) is a publisher and writer, who was the co-owner of Soul.

Career Regina Jones was born September 23, 1942, and grew up in South Los Angeles. She married Ken Jones when she was 15,

In 1965, Jones was working as a LAPD dispatcher. She later recalled taking distress calls from what would become known as the Watts riots. It was while watching the riots on television that she and her husband decided they needed to do something for Black people, and founded Soul, a music newspaper celebrating Black music. By 1967, Soul had gained popularity and Jones quit her LAPD job to work for the newspaper where she became editor-in-chief. Due to her work on Soul, Jones received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Woman In Business in 1980. but closed down within one year.

After Soul closed in 1982, Jones became VP of publicity for Dick Griffey at SOLAR Records. She then founded Regina Jones & Associates, a PR firm whose clients included Geffen Records and Capitol Records. The film made its debut at the American Black Film Festival in June 2024, and has been shown at other festivals since.