Baltimore Sun: Childhood experiences and travel shaped Harford County NAACP president’s life mission

Building a better world — that has been Vicki Jones’ goal from the start, from her longtime work with nonprofits such as Goodwill Industries and AARP to her latest role as president of the Harford County NAACP. In two years with the organization, Jones has led a drive to rename two public schools named for slave owners during the Revolutionary War; organized a Civil Rights Tour of the county for October; arranged a first-time NAACP presence in this year’s Fourth of July parades in Bel Air and Havre de Grace; and planned a 5K race, in November, to honor a longtime member.

“I want us to be seen, felt and heard in the county,” said Jones, 50, a graduate of Bel Air High and Howard University. “I wake up, excited to make a change. That’s the fire in the belly.”