BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " CHARLES " SPIDER " IS A CANADIAN JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, AND FORMER PROFESSIONAL BOXER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                         BLACK               SOCIAL           HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                           Charles "Spider" Jones (born April 20, 1946) is a Canadian journalist, author, and former professional boxer. He is a former three-time Golden Glove Champion and was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996. Jones was once voted "Boxing Commentator and M.C. of the Year" by the Board of Governors of the World Boxing Federation.

Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Jones spent much of his early teen years living across the border in Detroit. Jones is an avidcommunity activist and spends his life as a positive role model for both youth and adults alike. He is also an honorary member of theGuardian Angels.

Jones formerly hosted a talk radio show on CFRB 1010 in Toronto.

Books[edit]

• Out of the Darkness. ECW Press (November, 2003). ISBN 1-55022-603-7