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Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Cole Richard Jisu Song Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Kevin Jones Location The location of the interview Boatwright Memorial Library Seminar Room 1 University of Richmond 261 Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173 Date of Interview June 18, 2019 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/transcripts/JonesKevin_Richard-Song_Transcript_20190618.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the transcript file.</a> Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 53:08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History with Kevin LaMarr Jones (B'94) Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource interviews Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource In this oral history interview, Kevin Jones (&lsquo;94) sat down with Cole Richard (&rsquo;21) and Jisu Song (&lsquo;22) on June 18, 2019, in Boatwright Memorial Library. Over the course of the one hour interview, Jones discussed his experience as one of the only black students in the business school, as well as his participation in three student groups: Minority Student Union, Asian American Student Association, and Volunteer Action Council. Jones reflects on his active search for diversity while on campus, including his time living in the International House, a dorm for study abroad and four-year international students.<br /><br /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1991-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1992-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1993-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1994-01.JPG" alt="" /> <p>Beyond the social barriers of race, religion, gender, and geography, Kevin LaMarr Jones professes that dance and music have the ability to unite the world. Since graduating from the University of Richmond with a B.S. in Business Administration and Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography, Jones has become a graphic designer, dancer, choreographer, and producer based in Richmond, Virginia. His dance portfolio includes work with the Latin Ballet of Virginia as a professional company member, in addition to founding, <a href="http://clavesunidos.com/" target="_blank">CLAVES UNIDOS</a>, a community-based dance company and academy which connects Richmond, Virginia to the world and gathers its residents around dances of the African diaspora.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1994-02.JPG" alt="" width="750px" /><br />Mr. Jones has been cultivating his own Pan-African dance style since the mid 1990s when as a Senior UR, he was introduced to and became a permanent fan of the music of, salsa band, Bio Ritmo. Jones studied traditional West African dance with Sister Faye Walker and Judy Lynn Edwards. He discovered a passion for flamenco through teachers like with Ana Ines King, Anna Menendez and Antonio Hidalgo Paz as well as many other master flamenco teachers during his travels to New York, Washington DC, Jerez de la Frontera, Madrid and Seville. He has studied Afro-Cuban dances with If&eacute; Michelle Milligan, Alberto Limonta Perez and various other master teachers in workshops between Miami, New York and Barcelona. He has studied salsa and partner dancing with various artists including Edwin Roa, Steve Greene and Yamil Boo. In 2006 &amp; 2007 he delved into community engagement through the arts with Urban Bush Women as a participant in their Summer Leadership Institute in Brooklyn, NY. In 2015, he performed with his Bomba Afro-Puerto Rican dance teacher, Isha Renta, as an invited guest artist with her group, Semilla Cultural, at the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s Millennium Stage. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Dogtown Dance Theatre where he also creates and presents concert dance performances and productions.&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/JonesKevin_1994-03.JPG" alt="" width="750px" /> <p>Recent photograph of Kevin Jones thanks to <a href="https://www.ellimorris.com/" target="_blank">Elli Morris</a>.</p> Subject The topic of the resource Alumni and alumnae Asian American students Asian students Black people Business schools College athletes College fraternity members College sorority members College student newspapers and periodicals College students, Asian College students, Black College teachers Diversity Dormitories Foreign study Greek letter societies Minority Student Union (MSU) Multiculturalism Multicultural Student Union (MSU) Race Race relations Roommates Social life and customs Student housing Student life Student organizations Students, Foreign Travel Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia State University Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.) Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JonesKevin_Richard-Song_Public_20190618.mp3 Relation A related resource Race & Racism at UR Project Oral History Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This oral history is available for academic purposes--including but not limited to research by students, faculty, and staff--by permission from the interviewee (Kevin LaMarr Jones). The interviewee maintains the copyright, and must be contacted via the Race & Racism Project (urraceproject@gmail.com) for permissions for use outside of academic purposes.