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...time the candidates are using black radio in a significant way - they used to make their black radio rounds during the week leading up to the November election and that was it," says Joyner, a 36-year radio veteran. "The only time that ever came close was when Jesse [Jackson] ran in 1984. This election is forcing the candidates to reach out to the black community and talk about issues that matter to us. We hope that this continues with future elections." (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...scenes of a woman crossing the street with her young daughter—ostensibly characters the kid should avoid hitting while driving. The best scenes in “Fast Car” are the ones in which Wyclef, singing in his billowing white shirt, is reminiscent of Michael Jackson in his “Will You Be There” video from “Free Willy.” The allusion to MJ in WJ’s video just warms my heart. But there are plenty of scenes in which Jean apes your typical gangsta rapper, driving...
...Jesse Jackson...
...Jackson became the most renowned civil rights leader of the 1980s and the first black candidate to win a presidential primary. Now 66, he still meets "every Saturday morning" with the group of Chicago activists he organized as King's lieutenant...
...virtues of being part of an alliance like NATO is that it allows small countries to leverage their capabilities to form part of a coherent whole - provided they are willing to ante up their share of battle-ready troops. "NATO has its problems, of course," says Britain's General Jackson. "But believe you me, there is nothing to match it." Back in Uruzgan, tribal leader Khan would certainly agree. The question is whether Europeans looking on from half a world away...