Present
After her husband left the mayoral office for the final time in 1994, both of them continued their philanthropic work in the community, specifically in organizations helping the underprivileged. Both of them led the Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation, and Mrs. Jackson serving on the board for Alliance for a New Humanity. After her husband's death in 2003, Mrs. Jackson started hosting a radio show on WABE, the National Public Radio station in Atlanta, called Between the Lines. On the show, she interviews notable intellectuals in the world community who help the world through a variety of outlets, such as politics, literature and the media. Among the subjects Jackson has interviewed include Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Deepak Chopra, Sidney Poitier and Iyanla Vanzant.
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