ADVISORY/NYTimes.com to Host Live Online Auditorium with Rev. Jesse Jackson On Monday, December 18, at 8:00p.m. EST.Business Editors ADVISORY... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 NYTimes.com announced today that Rev. Jesse L. Jackson will join a live online audience to discuss the tensions between the Republican Party and African Americans on Monday, December 18, 2000, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. Readers can ask their questions to Rev. Jackson live by logging onto www.nytimes.com/live during the event. Rev. Jackson is one of several African American leaders who commented on the rifts between the Republican Party and African Americans in The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times on Sunday, December 17. Other contributors included Julian Bond, Alvin F. Poussaint, Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina) is an American activist for the rights of children. She is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. and Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was the wife of the assassinated civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., and a noted civil rights leader, author, singer, and founder and former president of the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. . Rev. Jesse Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, was a vocal advocate for a Florida recount during the presidential election controversy and is well-known for his activism on issues of civil rights and economic and social justice. The live event technology is provided by Blue Barn Interactive, a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. company providing technology, management and moderation services for online communities. About New York Times Digital New York Times Digital (NYTD NYTD New York Times Digital ) is a premier news and information network for individuals who want a unique perspective on their world. By bringing together the industry's most trusted editorial content, a high-quality, knowledge-hungry audience, and proprietary filtering technology, NYTD and its properties comprise one of the world's most powerful environments for news, information and interaction. By leveraging the vast and legendary resources of The New York Times Company, NYTD aims to redefine traditional notions of media and marketing by using digital channels to transform content into experience. New York Times Digital is comprised of NYTimes.com, Boston.com, newyorktoday.com, Golf Digest.com, WineToday.com and Abuzz, an online knowledge-sharing network. NYTD is a division of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ). |
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