A Conversation with Bruce Jackson

A Conversation with Bruce Jackson

Bruce Jackson grew up in a public housing project in Manhattan and got arrested when he was 10. Some of his friends became drug dealers but Jackson went on to become the first person in his family to go to college. After earning a law degree from Georgetown, Jackson represented hip hop figures like LL Cool J, Heavy D and Busta Rhymes before leaving music behind to take a high-powered corporate job at Microsoft. We talk about Jackson's book Never Far from Home and what it means to grow up African American and poor in New York City, striving to grab the brass ring on the carousel that means you've arrived. "Now What?" is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, James Napoli and Andreea Coscai. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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