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David Jackson

David Jackson is an investigative reporter at Injustice Watch, where his work focuses on the courts. He earned a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post, and was a four-time Pulitzer finalist during his 29 years at the baiduhai, from 1991 through 2020.

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CITY SCHOOLS’ FACILITIES TO BE RUN BY PRIVATE FIRM

In a move long awaited by reformers, Chicago school officials announced Thursday that they will ask a private firm to help manage their beleaguered facilities department. After a study concluded...
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FARRAKHAN: I WILL SURVIVE ATTACKS

In a two-hour sermon Sunday, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said allegations of mismanagement and fraud documented in a Tribune investigation of church finances and businesses are part of...
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ASCENT AND GRANDEUR

In the blue-collar, West Indian enclave here, where Louis Farrakhan grew up, black children were taught to pray, study hard and take pride in their heritage. "These were mostly poor,...
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ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD TRAIL FARRAKHAN AIDE

The man at the heart of Louis Farrakhan's economic program, a 49-year-old Arkansas-born political activist, sometimes can be seen slumping in airport waiting lounges with a young Fruit of Islam...
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AIDS HOPE OR HOAX IN A BOTTLE?

In the past two years, the U.S. government has poured $571,521 into a sparsely furnished clinic in a low-income District of Columbia housing complex, where the Nation of Islam's chief...
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ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD TRAIL FARRAKHAN AIDE

The man at the heart of Louis Farrakhan's economic program, a 49-year-old Arkansas-born political activist, sometimes can be seen slumping in airport waiting lounges with a young Fruit of Islam...
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THE BUSINESS OF SECURITY

Political power and connections have helped create a multimillion-dollar security enterprise that benefits Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's family and top aides At a meeting in 1993, Nation of...
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SOUTH SIDE RESTAURANT OFFERS MENU OF PROMISE

Early some mornings, the minister would arrive unannounced at the construction site and peer over the shoulders of his carpenters and plumbers, watching as they fit together the pieces of...
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THE POWER AND THE MONEY

He promises that he alone will lead black people out of poverty. In the riveting sermons he delivers to packed city stadiums, Louis Farrakhan calls for donations to finance businesses...
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THE POWER AND THE MONEY

It was not until several years later that Johnson finally saw a sample of the hair conditioner. "I was surprised," Johnson said in a recent interview. "It was in a...