Tito Jackson

The Boston City Council, Chuck Turner & The Race for District 7

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By Talia Whyte

The first debate among the qualifying candidates to take over the seat left by ousted city councilor Chuck Turner took place Jan. 20 at the Roxbury YMCA. This is possibly the most watched city council race in recent history, where there were originally 16 candidates, but only six candidates who actually received the minimum number of signatures to be on the ballot were invited to the debate. Also in the debate were pro-life advocate Roy Owens and city employee Danielle Renee Williams. Perennial candidate Althea Garrison was also invited, but was a no-show.

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Conversation with community activist Tito Jackson

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I had a chance to talk to community activist Tito Jackson, who was the master of ceremonies at the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast on Jan. 18. I first met up with Jackson when he ran for one of the four Boston city councilor at large seats last summer, when I did an interview with him for the Bay State Banner. Although he didn’t win, I found him to be a very intelligent and charismatic person, and someone who could have a bright future. After his failed bid, Gov. Patrick brought Jackson on to be the political director for his 2010 reelection campaign, which is seemingly a big job for a 34-year-old.

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Job creation a key piece of Jackson’s at-large bid

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By Talia Whyte

Bay State Banner

Tito Jackson feels like he was destined to be a leader. He traces his path back to watching his father, the late community organizer Herbert Kwaku Zulu Jackson, lead grassroots efforts to force contractors to comply with laws for hiring women and people of color as the founder of the Greater Roxbury Workers Association.

The younger Jackson, 34, is now looking to take on the mantle of leadership as one of the 15 candidates vying for an at-large seat on Boston’s City Council.

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