Nationwide — Steve Gary Jones Jr. is a former African American worker from Maryland who labored for the CIA for greater than a decade, however was allegedly fired over a rap music. Now, he’s making waves together with his explosive new tell-all memoir, Closed Letter: Racism in the CIA, which particulars his controversial firing from the Central Intelligence Company. He additionally has a rap music known as “Closed Letter” on all main streaming platforms that’s greater than only a inventive venture — it’s a daring exposé of systemic racism inside one of many nation’s most secretive establishments. He’s now aiming to show the story into a significant movement image or tv sequence.
Jones, a local of Baltimore and a graduate of Johns Hopkins College’s Carey Enterprise Faculty, served within the CIA’s Safety Protecting Service for over a decade. On January 14, 2013, he filed an Equal Employment Alternative Fee (EEOC) grievance alleging discrimination and racial injustice. After a 12 months of silence and inaction, he recorded a rap music highlighting the racism he skilled whereas working for the company. The second the CIA’s Workplace of Public Affairs was notified of the music, Jones was positioned on 9 months of administrative depart earlier than being terminated in February 2014 by a board of his friends.
Regardless of the music being launched a 12 months after the EEOC grievance, the 2 issues have been handled as separate incidents. Jones continued to battle via authorized appeals, however his case was in the end dismissed with out his authentic issues ever being addressed. His case is now formally documented in Westlaw. Notably, Jones would have certified for a 20-year retirement in 2023 had he not been terminated.
Identified on-line for his viral comedy sketches, tv commercials, and stand-up clips featured on World Star Hip Hop between 2010 and 2015, Jones had been quietly juggling a federal profession and comedic ambitions. His inventive alter ego, Stevieweevie, entertained hundreds of thousands whereas he served behind the scenes on the CIA. In 2024, Jones relocated to Dubai for practically a 12 months, the place he penned his e book, which was formally printed on September 25, 2024.
“I used to be ignored like most Black folks within the office,” says Jones. “My aim now could be to show this untold, extraordinary hip-hop-meets-intelligence story into one thing that may’t be silenced — a movie or TV sequence that speaks reality to energy.”
His e book is offered on Amazon.
The music is offered on Spotify and Apple Music.
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