Jesse Jackson thinks there are too many white people in showbiz.(Brief article) From: National Review | Date: March 19, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Jesse Jackson thinks there are too many white people in showbiz. This might seem like an odd judgment, given the number of nonwhite faces in those Academy Award nomination clips, and given also that showbiz has been one of the major avenues for the advancement of black Americans in modern times; but Reverend Jackson believes it nonetheless. He is organizing a conference on the topic, to be held in April. NR press passes have been applied for. The Righteous Rev. points to a r...

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