Perfect Union
Congressman Jackson’s cable television report to the people of the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois explored timely subjects ranging from federal legislation and constitutional issues to health concerns and the arts. Here are some of the most popular programs.
Guests: David Bositis, Senior Political Analyst, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; George Washington University Law Professor Spencer Overton, author, Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression. Date recorded: May 16, 2006
Fighting Breast Cancer in Illinois
Guests: Rosemarie Rogers, Y-ME Illinois Volunteer; Dorothy Warren, Y-ME Illinois Hotline Counselor; Ruth Brody, Executive Director of Y-ME Illinois. Date recorded: May 2, 2006
Guests: Kim Mitroka, Chair of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) Board, CEO of the Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation in Christopher, Illinois; Philippe Largent, IPHCA's Vice-president for Governmental Affairs. Date recorded: March 28, 2006
Guest: Darryl Haley, Ironman Triathlete, fitness trainer, former member of the New England Patriots, owner/operator of Villa Bella Vista Inn and Fitness Spa in Virginia. Date recorded: December 6, 2005
Guest: best-selling/award-winning author and education activist Jonathan Kozol, author of The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, Death at an Early Age, Savage Inequalities, Amazing Grace. Date recorded: September 15, 2005
Congressman Jackson shares details of the plan to build a third Chicago area airport. Date recorded: June 16, 2005
A special look at the college’s Center for Black Music Research. Guest: Dr. Warrick Carter, President, Columbia College Chicago. Date recorded: May 23, 2005
Guests: Betsy Broder, Assistant Director in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection; Nicole Robinson, a victim of identity theft. Date recorded: March 13, 2005
Guests: Donna Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Access Community Health Network; B. Diane Williams, President/Chief Executive Officer, Safer Foundation. Date recorded: January 21, 2005
Guests: David Bositis, Senior Political Analyst, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Curtis Gans, Director, Committee for the Study of the American Electorate. Date recorded: June 26, 2004
Guests: Dr. Sarah Gehlert, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research at the University of Chicago; Dr. John Ruffin, Director of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, at the National Institutes of Health; Dr. Michael D’Andrea, Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Hawaii, and Executive Director of the National Institute for Multicultural Competence. Date recorded: June 14, 2004
The first of a two-part, intimate discussion with the legendary activist. Date recorded: June 14, 2004
The conclusion of the two-part discussion with the legendary activist. Date recorded: June 14, 2004
Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Guests: Dr. William Lawson, Chairman/Professor of the Howard University Hospital Psychiatry Department; Andrew Sperling, Federal Legislative Director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Date recorded: May 11, 2004
Why, and how, is the 14th Amendment to the Constitution relevant today? Guests: Lisa Crooms, Professor in Howard University’s School of Law; Ted Shaw, new President and Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Date recorded: May 10, 2004
Guests: Ron Walters, Distinguished Leadership Scholar, Director of the African American Leadership Institute and Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland; Frank Wu, Professor at Howard University’s School of Law, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. Date recorded: April 26, 2004
Guests: James Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American studies at George Washington University; Larry Gonzalez, director of the Washington Office of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials; Roger Clegg, General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. Date recorded: July 21, 2003
Congressman Jackson discusses his proposed amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing every American the right to an education of equal high quality. Guest: Ted Shaw, Associate Director/Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Date recorded: May 13, 2003.
