Valerie Denise Jones Has a Powerful New Book — Get Your Copy of He Had the Nerve Today
About the Book — He Had the Nerve is a bold and relatable exploration of love, red flags, and self-worth. Through raw honesty and self-reflection, Valerie Denise Jones takes readers on a journey of empowerment, helping them recognize patterns, set boundaries, and reclaim their power.
Available on Amazon US and Amazon UK / Digital edition: $4.99 / Paperback: $14.99
Valerie Denise Jones Presents Surviving Kim Weston: The Legendary Singer Buried by Motown
Inspired by the upcoming film Kim Weston: Buried in Motown, this powerful book explores the life, legacy, and survival of Motown legend Kim Weston. From Detroit’s historic Black Bottom to the rise of Motown, the story examines fame, resilience, cultural memory, and the fight to preserve a legendary voice.
Available now on Amazon US and Amazon UK
Digital Edition: $4.99
Paperback and Hardcover Coming Soon
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For bookings, collaborations, screenings, speaking engagements, media opportunities, and professional inquiries, please contact Mr. Curtis or Valerie Denise Jones.
Valerie Denise Jones is an award-winning filmmaker, director, editor, cinematographer, media professional, U.S. Army veteran, and cultural storyteller whose work spans narrative film, documentary, experimental cinema, branded storytelling, visual campaigns, and high-impact vertical content. Her projects blend cinematic storytelling with emotionally grounded explorations of culture, identity, family, faith, survival, and transformation.
Her expanding body of work has earned recognition through festivals and showcases including The People’s Film Festival in Harlem, the Women in Film & Television Florida showcase, Urban 360 Film Festival, Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival, Cannes World Film Festival, East Village New York Film Festival, and other national and international platforms. Her films have received official selections, awards, nominations, finalist placements, and honorable mentions across the United States and abroad.
Jones' contributions extend beyond the screen. She is a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and has received official proclamations from Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Hawthorne, Florida, recognizing her contributions as a cultural storyteller, artist, filmmaker, and community advocate.
Her work and career have been featured across television, print, and digital media, including Voyage Jacksonville Magazine, News4JAX, WFTS Tampa Bay 28, and WTVT FOX 13. Her cultural commentary and nationally discussed Harriet Tubman conversations on The Valerie Denise Jones Show, also known as The Judge Joe Brown Show, further expanded her voice as a filmmaker, producer, interviewer, and media personality.
Whether behind the camera, in the editing room, producing media, preserving overlooked histories, or creating opportunities for independent voices, Jones approaches storytelling with one purpose: to create work that does more than entertain. It preserves, challenges, connects, and leaves something behind.
FUN FACTS: FORMER PROFESSIONAL MODEL, RADIO PERSONALITY and CELEBRITY ASSISTANT
Valerie Denise Jones launched her career in Europe, where her elegance and commanding presence quickly attracted major brands, leading to work across high fashion runways, national campaigns, and international publications in the Bahamas, Italy, and Germany; her image has appeared in JET, Ebony, Essence, Shape, Glamour, and Hype Hair, establishing her as a model known not just for beauty, but for elevating every brand she represents.
Her career expanded into television and film with appearances on Dr. Phil, The Queen Latifah Show, MTV’s TRL, BET’s 106 and Park, Judge Mathis, The Montel Williams Show, and The Trisha Goddard Show, along with supporting roles in Jeepers Creepers, Basic alongside John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, and Gospel Hill featuring Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, and RZA, as she continues evolving as a business owner, consultant, and media professional rooted in purpose, legacy, and cultural impact.