BRIEFING : JACKSON TO BE AT CENTER OF IMAGE AWARDS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The Rev. Jesse Jackson Noun 1. Jesse Jackson - United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) Jesse Louis Jackson, Jackson , fresh from last week's Oscar boycott, is expected to receive a hero's welcome Saturday night at the 27th NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Image Awards. ``Since Jesse was too busy to see the Oscars, I'm glad that he'll have a chance to see the Image Awards,'' said Image Awards chairman Joe Madison Joe Madison, alternatively known as "The Black Eagle" or merely "Madison," is a Washington, DC radio talk show host and activist. After spending his young adulthood in various positions in the NAACP (including as Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP), he moved on . Jackson, who received the NAACP's Roy Wilkins Noun 1. Roy Wilkins - United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) Wilkins Civil Rights Award three years ago, led a boycott of the Academy Awards last week to protest the ``exclusion'' of minorities from the entertainment industry. During her opening monologue, Oscar host Whoopi Goldberg, obviously peeved peeve tr.v. peeved, peev·ing, peeves To cause to be annoyed or resentful. See Synonyms at annoy. n. 1. A vexation; a grievance. 2. by Jackson's boycott, said: ``I've got something to say to Jesse, but he's not watching, so why bother.'' Madison, who will introduce Jackson at Saturday's Image Awards show, said: ``I'm going to counter the insult that Jesse received at the Oscars, and welcome him home to the Image Awards to let people in the country know that we appreciate Jesse Jackson. We appreciate his advocacy. We appreciate his raising the consciousness of the people, in reference to exclusion.'' More ABBA: Ever since ``Muriel's Wedding'' and ``The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,'' the singing group ABBA has been on top again. ``More ABBA Gold'' will be released on video on April 16, featuring the quartet on such songs as ``The Day Before You Came,'' ``On & On & On'' and ``Rock Me.'' |
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