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Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke about various issues, including encouraging today’s youth to vote and the 1994 election. He also answered questions from the group.

This press conference sponsored by the National Rainbow Coalition was a review of the 1994 mid-term elections. Speakers were: Reverend Jesse Jackson H.T. Smith,President , National Bar …

At the close of election day, pairs of guests discussed voting results as they became available, and took questions from viewers. Live shots were shown occasionally of crowds in the Republic…

The participants spoke about the establishment of a minority voter information hotline to monitor election day operation across the country. The toll free hotline will take complaints about …

The participants discussed the plan of action that is needed to break the cycle of violence that is destroying the lives of our young people. Participants included Reverend Jesse L. Jackson,…

The participants discussed the nature of youth violence, how to advocate a more sensible and effective balance between punishment and prevention, and how to implement creative policies and p…

Marvin Kalb, George Washington University, visiting professor, moderated a discussion of politicians, political strategists and journalists concerning the status of the American polity in t…

Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke with reporters about the developments in Haiti.

During a forum on criminal justice and the recently passed crime bill, the panelists discussed additional legislative steps which might be taken on the national and local level to reduce cri…

Reverend Jesse Jackson commented on his meetings with exiled Haitian President Aristide and his approval of a U.S.-led invasion of Haiti, if necessary.

Rev. Jesse Jackson of the National Rainbow Coalition and several Washington DC community leaders, including Washington, DC Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly, announced a campaign to get parents more …

A news conference held by the NATIONAL RAINBOW COALITION discussed Health Care Reform and African-Americans. Reverend Jackson and others spoke about the need for health care refor…

Reverend Jesse Jackson, President of the Rainbow Coalition, spoke about the situation in Nigeria and the need for international efforts to encourage democracy in the region. Following a meet…

Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke about housing issues and the need for low income housing for those less fortunate. The discussion focused on his recent meeting with Secretary Henry Cisneros and…

William Ides introduced Jesse Jackson who spoke on racial injustice in America’s legal system. He proposed a system of “four balls and you’re on” rather than President Bill Clinton’s “three …

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education hosted a forum titled “Empowering Educators to Reduce Crime, Violence, and Drugs.”

Jesse Jackson addressed an audience at the National Press Club on the issue of black on black crime in the U.S. and the resulting cries for crime legislation. He outlined what was wrong with…

Friends and peers cajoled Representative Richard Gephardt during a celebrity roast.

Witnesses testified before the Congressional Black Caucus about the issue of violence in the African-American community. They talked about the Federal Crime Bill, law enforcement, sentencing…

This conference explored issues concerning the causes, costs, and cures for violence in this country. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly moderated this panel on solutions to violence, which she felt o…