Van Jones explains Prince's secret philanthropic initiatives. "He cares a lot about people," activist says. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for NPG Records 2013 It began with an anonymous check about 10 years ago. Environmental and human rights activist Van Jones was working on George W. Bush’s Green Jobs Act when he received a $50,000 donation and no name attached to it. “I promptly returned it,” he recall
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