One question with Jesse Jackson

By Richard Lee

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who turns 80 Friday, has been a civil rights leader, a candidate for president and an international activist. And a few minutes of his 80 years were spent with me.

We had very brief conversation in 1988 when he was seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Though short, the conversation taught me a valuable lesson about journalism.

Radio: The Great Divide

Talk and music about the great divide in Washington and throughout the nation from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Sept. 30 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3).  Lee’s show streams live on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.