Rev. Jackson Pushes Diversity in Business
From Times Wire Reports
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, undaunted by recent revelations of an extramarital affair that produced a now 20-month-old child, urged companies to hire more minorities and lambasted Republicans for winning the U.S presidency “by any means necessary.”
The 59-year-old civil rights leader, speaking at a New York conference promoting diversity in the workplace, made no reference to last week’s news that he fathered a daughter outside his marriage.
More to Read
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox three times per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.