Background
Tyner was born in the Mill Creek community of West Philadelphia in 1941 and graduated from West Philadelphia High School.
politician Communist Party United States of America
Tyner was born in the Mill Creek community of West Philadelphia in 1941 and graduated from West Philadelphia High School.
He is a resident of Manhattan, New York City. In 1972 and 1976, he ran on the Communist Party ticket for Vice President of the United States. He joined the Communist Party United States of America at the age of 20.
He was the Communist Party United States of America candidate for vice president of the United States. in 1972 and 1976, running with party leader Gus Hall.
Tyner has been a public spokesperson for the CPUSA, presenting its positions against racism, imperialism, and war. Tyner has also contributed to the CPUSA"s Political Affairs Magazine and its People"s World.
He currently resides in the Inwood section of Manhattan, New York City. Jarvis Tyner is the younger brother of jazz pianist McCoy Tyner.
After several years working in various industrial jobs in the Philadelphia area, where he was a member of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America and Teamsters, he moved to New York in 1967 to become the national chair of the DuBois Clubs of America, and later founding chair of the Young Workers Liberation League.
