Don Lemon recounts being young and impressionable by the “celebrity” aspect of Ronald Reagan and registering as a Republican and voting for him. He would later regret that mistake once he saw the damage Reagan was doing to the African American, LGBT, and AIDS community. Black Poverty was over 30% and even worse we were in a recession. Crack was taking over our communities and democrats were ready for change. Jesse Jackson entered the 1984 race and gave us “HOPE”. [Features Guest Commentary from: Don Lemon, Brittney Cunningham, Samson Styles, Dr. Ben Chavis, Lenny McCallister, Rae Lewis-Thornton ]
