Claudia Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claudia Jones

Trinidad & Tobago-born British black nationalist, communist and political activist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1964

Profession: journalist, political activist

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Claudia Jones, née Claudia Vera Cumberbatch (21 February 1915 – 24 December 1964), was a Trinidad and Tobago-born journalist and activist.
As a child she migrated with her family to the US, where she became a political activist and black nationalist through Communism, using the false name Jones as "self-protective disinformation".
As a result of her political activities, she was deported in 1955 and subsequently resided in the United Kingdom.
She founded Britain's first major black newspaper, West Indian Gazette (WIG), in 1958.