Joy Jones is an American writer and educator, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Detroit. She spent 12 years as a teacher, trainer, and administrator in the Washington D.C. public school system. She has written a children's book and her articles have been published by The Washington Post. Books written Between Black Women: Listening With The Third Ear (African American Images) Tambourine Moon (Simon & Schuster) Private Lessons: A Book Of Meditations For Teachers (Andrews McMeel) Fearless Public Speaking (Sterling Publishing) Jayla Jumps In (Albert Whitman & Co.) External links Official site Share with Joy Jones' Blogger.com profile Washington Post: "Marriage Is for White People" University of Detroit Mercy alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)