Chicago Defender, February 14th, 2000
Jesse optimistic on S. African trade mission
In a telephone call-in from Johannesburg, S.A. on his weekly radio broadcast at Dr. King's Workshop, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. said he hopes his trip will stimulate trade between Africa and African American businesses in a major way.
Leading a three-nation tour, where he was joined by his wife, Jacqueline, son, Jonathan, and a delegation of business persons from his Rainbow PUSH/Wall Street, LaSalle Street Trade Bureaus, Jackson said the trip is designed to stimulate trade between African American firms and Africa.
He's hoping to bridge the d...
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