Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit - Similar companies

“Those who have been locked out from economic growth want the same thing from corporate America that corporate America wants ... from Japan – balance trade, open trade, and fair competition. These underserved communities want the same confidence in them that we have in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia…If we see the emerging African market and its vast potential as we see the European and Asian markets, if we see within these underserved American communities their vast potential, we can redefine the possible and shatter old assumptions.” Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “When African Americans and Hispanics supply companies with large portions of their market and revenues and they, corporations, don’t contract with people of color, don’t have any people of color above middle management or on their board of directors, they boycott us even though our consumer dollars keep the company in business…As Dr. King stated on April 4, 1968, ‘let us keep the issues where they are. The issue is injustice.’ It was unjust in 1968 not to hire people of color above the broom and mop level, just as it is unjust now. We must trade with our power to open closed doors. We must invest to develop institutions in our own community.” Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “We can’t solve the foreclosure crisis one house at a time. That’s like dipping a cup in the ocean. We need comprehensive, systematic solutions, bold leadership and a new direction. The challenge is still ahead of us.” – Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “We're focused on putting America back to work, rebuilding America, with jobs and justice and peace,” said Rev. Jackson. “Detroit and Michigan are ground zero of the urban crisis. It’s time to enact real change for working families and all America. It’s time to reverse the policies that have resulted in jobs and investment flowing out of the country, creating economic hardship for millions of Americans.” –Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. read more