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SUMMARY:An Evening with Abby Phillip 
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Hear from Time 100 Next honoree and National Urban League Wome
 n of Power award recipient\, Abby Phillip\, as she sheds new light on an A
 merican icon. In conversation with Jake Tapper. .\nhttps://dclibrary.libne
 t.info/event/14719317
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for an illuminating conversation w
 ith CNN anchor and acclaimed journalist <strong>Abby Phillip</strong>\, in
  conversation with&nbsp\;<strong>Jake Tapper\,</strong> as she discusses h
 er groundbreaking book on civil rights leader <strong>Jesse Jackson</stron
 g>. Phillip will explore Jackson's transformative presidential campaigns o
 f 1984 and 1988\, revealing how he built the coalition that would become t
 he foundation of modern Democratic politics.</p>\n<p>Drawing on her extens
 ive experience covering politics and presidents\, Phillip offers unique in
 sights into Jackson's legacy &ndash\; from his work with Dr. Martin Luther
  King Jr. to his organizing efforts that consolidated Black political powe
 r across America. Through expert reporting and compelling storytelling\, s
 he brings to life a critical chapter of American history that continues to
  shape our political landscape today.</p>\n<p><strong>Register to attend.<
 /strong></p>\n<p>Signed copies of the book will be available for sale from
  <strong>Politics and Prose Bookstore</strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong></s
 trong></p>\n<p><strong>For reasonable&nbsp\;accommodations\, please contac
 t the Center for Accessibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For A
 SL or tactile interpretation\, please allow at least seven (7) days notice
 .</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<h4><strong>About the Author&nbsp\;</strong><stro
 ng></strong></h4>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong><img
  src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Abby_Phi
 llip__Iris_Mannings_Photography-136.jpg" width="200" height="300" alt="" s
 tyle="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Abby Phillip</strong>&n
 bsp\;anchors&nbsp\;<strong><em>NewsNight with Abby Phillip</em></strong>&n
 bsp\;on CNN. She&rsquo\;s also worked at&nbsp\;<em>The Washington Post</em
 >\, ABC News\, and&nbsp\;<em>Politico</em>. Throughout her career she has 
 covered multiple presidents\, campaign finance\, lobbying and several pres
 idential campaigns. Phillip was named to the <em>Time 100 Next List</em> i
 n 2021 and she was a recipient of the <em>National Urban League&rsquo\;s W
 omen of Power</em> award. Phillip was raised in Maryland and is a graduate
  of Harvard University. She lives in New York City with her husband\, daug
 hter\, and pup Booker T.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\
 n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>Conversation Partner</h4>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/e
 ditor/dclibrary/Jake_Tapper__credit_Elliott_ODonovan__33___1___1_.jpg" wid
 th="200" height="250" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0p
 x\;" />Jake&nbsp\;Tapper&nbsp\;</strong>has written two&nbsp\;<em>New York
  Times</em>&nbsp\;bestselling novels\,&nbsp\;<em>The Hellfire Club</em>&nb
 sp\;and&nbsp\;<em>The Devil May Dance</em>\, as well as bestselling fictio
 n books&nbsp\;<em>The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor&nbsp\;and
 &nbsp\;Race Against Terror</em>. He is the lead Washington DC anchor and c
 hief correspondent for CNN. A Dartmouth graduate and Philadelphia native\,
  he lives in Washington\, DC\, with his wife\, daughter and son.</p>\n<p><
 /p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4><strong>About the Book</strong><strong></strong></h4>\
 n<p><strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libn
 et.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/DreamDeferredbookcover.jpg" width
 ="200" height="304" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\
 ;" /></p>\n<p><em><strong>A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight fo
 r Black Political Power</strong></em></p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Jackson</stron
 g>\, the civil rights leader\, activist\, raconteur\, and political candid
 ate\, finally gets a book worthy of his stature courtesy of CNN anchor <st
 rong>Abby Phillip</strong>.</p>\n<p>Focusing on his presidential runs in 1
 984 and\, especially\, 1988\, Phillip highlights how Jackson built an unli
 kely coalition that showed how Black political power could be consolidated
 . His experience working under Martin Luther King\; his organizing the SLC
 C&rsquo\;s Operation Breadbasket in Chicago and beyond\; and his roots in 
 the deep South combined into two astonishingly impactful presidential camp
 aigns. Appealing to the working people of urban enclaves like that of Chic
 ago\, young people on college campuses\, and Black people across the South
 \, he created the modern Democratic coalition&mdash\;one that has been use
 d by all major Democrats seeking national success from Obama to Biden to H
 arris.</p>\n<p>With her expert reporting\, natural storytelling skills\, a
 nd a story so full of humanity\, politics\, and hope\,<strong> Abby Philli
 p</strong> has written a rousing popular history that sheds new light on a
 n American icon.</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14719317
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