In Conversation: Abby Phillip

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

California African American Museum (CAAM), Los Angeles

Join us for a conversation with CNN’s Abby Phillip on *A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power*. In this new book, Phillip explores Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking presidential campaigns of the 1980s, which laid the foundation for today’s Democratic coalition and reshaped the possibilities of American politics. The evening will feature a discussion of Jackson’s enduring legacy and Phillip’s perspective as a leading journalist of her generation, with a book signing following the talk.