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Hear from Time 100 Next honoree and National Urban League Women of Power award recipient, Abby Phillip, as she sheds new light on an American icon. In conversation with Jake Tapper.
Join us for an illuminating conversation with CNN anchor and acclaimed journalist Abby Phillip, in conversation with Jake Tapper, as she discusses her groundbreaking book on civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Phillip will explore Jackson's transformative presidential campaigns of 1984 and 1988, revealing how he built the coalition that would become the foundation of modern Democratic politics.
Drawing on her extensive experience covering politics and presidents, Phillip offers unique insights into Jackson's legacy – from his work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to his organizing efforts that consolidated Black political power across America. Through expert reporting and compelling storytelling, she brings to life a critical chapter of American history that continues to shape our political landscape today.
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Abby Phillip anchors NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. She’s also worked at The Washington Post, ABC News, and Politico. Throughout her career she has covered multiple presidents, campaign finance, lobbying and several presidential campaigns. Phillip was named to the Time 100 Next List in 2021 and she was a recipient of the National Urban League’s Women of Power award. Phillip was raised in Maryland and is a graduate of Harvard University. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and pup Booker T.
Jake Tapper has written two New York Times bestselling novels, The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance, as well as bestselling fiction books The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor and Race Against Terror. He is the lead Washington DC anchor and chief correspondent for CNN. A Dartmouth graduate and Philadelphia native, he lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter and son.
A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, activist, raconteur, and political candidate, finally gets a book worthy of his stature courtesy of CNN anchor Abby Phillip.
Focusing on his presidential runs in 1984 and, especially, 1988, Phillip highlights how Jackson built an unlikely coalition that showed how Black political power could be consolidated. His experience working under Martin Luther King; his organizing the SLCC’s Operation Breadbasket in Chicago and beyond; and his roots in the deep South combined into two astonishingly impactful presidential campaigns. Appealing to the working people of urban enclaves like that of Chicago, young people on college campuses, and Black people across the South, he created the modern Democratic coalition—one that has been used by all major Democrats seeking national success from Obama to Biden to Harris.
With her expert reporting, natural storytelling skills, and a story so full of humanity, politics, and hope, Abby Phillip has written a rousing popular history that sheds new light on an American icon.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |
