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Hear some of the most influential and dynamic black leaders and thinkers as they engage in a healthy debate on the "State of Entrepreneurship in Black America". Become more conscious of the business world around you and your current role in it. Find out what it would take for you to start your own business and become your own boss.

In this riveting delivery to the National Association of Securities Professionals, Jesse Jackson makes an impassioned plea for forging new directions in minority access to assets. In the Rev. Jackson tradition, this keynote comes complete with evocative oratory mastery; layered with candor and humor, wit and style. His examples are transparent, provocative, and unyielding. This particular presentation, a seminal, momentous event, belongs among America's conceptual best.

Why are some many black businesses failing? This dynamic and thought provoking panel tackles just the question. Hear how to bridge the gap between the business and civic community in order to strengthen our community as a whole.

For over 50 years, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible impression on the history of our time. These speeches and sermons include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.