Wale Ojo Lanre, Tribune Tourism Editor meets Rev Jesse Jackson in Uyo
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Wale Ojo Lanre & Rev. Jesse Jackson |
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born Jesse Louis Burns; October 8, 1941) is an
American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate
for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served
as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.
He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form
Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his
eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson
on CNN from 1992 to 2000.
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