Cornelius d. Jones

BIO

Cornelius Jones is an American author of social philosophy. Before becoming a writer, he enlisted in the United States Navy the day after a terroristic attack on the USS Cole 17 in October 2000. Within his first year of active-duty service, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked on September 11, 2001. He deployed to combat tours during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. After completing two decades of service to the nation, he opened Jones Counseling & Consulting, LLC, a private practice in Jacksonville, FL.

In 2022, the Friends of Brentwood Library in Jacksonville, FL, honored Cornelius for his literary achievements. During the public ceremony, he received the James Weldon Johnson Prestigious Award. Over a four-year span from August 2020 to February 2024, eight of his nine books became bestsellers, five of which became #1 bestsellers.

After taking a two-year break, he picked up where he had left off in 2024. On February 9, 2024, he released "War on Black: America's Dark History that Can't be Erased." It quickly became a success, making it his third #1 New Release. The critically acclaimed book earned him recognition as an honoree from the International Book Awards, which the American Book Fest sponsored. He won the 2024 Independent Author Award from the Literary Global Book Awards and was recently nominated for The Quilly Award.

Committed to highlighting the positive impact of Black fathers, he collaborated with a group of close friends to write a book on the subject. On June 12, 2024, he released his fourth #1 New Release, "A Father's Love: Paternal Affection Through Lived Experiences." As the national conversation on banning race-related books continued, he decided to write on the social and systemic hardship Black American Males continue to face. On August 24, 2024, he released his latest book "Black Males Burden: The Traumatization of Black Males in America."

His next scheduled release is in August 2025 with his book "Psychological Aspect of Leadership"

"A writer must write from the heart; that is the only way for readers to see the passion of our work." - Author: Cornelius D. Jones