Jesse Lee Peterson
| Jesse Lee Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1949 Midway, Alabama, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Author, television and radio show host, lecturer |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Website | Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny |
Jesse Lee Peterson (born May 22, 1949) is president and founder of BOND (the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny), an American religious nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man." BOND is recognized as a church by the Internal Revenue Service and is not required to file form 990.
Peterson was born in Midway, Alabama, and raised in Comer Hill, Alabama. His mother and father moved to Gary, Indiana, and East Chicago, Indiana, respectively, where they separately started new families of their own. Peterson remained in Comer Hill with his grandparents, who worked on the same plantation where his ancestors had been slaves a century earlier. Peterson lived with his mother and stepfather in Gary as a teenager and moved to Los Angeles as a young adult.
Peterson has been involved with several television news interviews. He places his political opinion about events and problems regarding civil rights or the Black community. Peterson is also the president and founder of "BOND", (Brotherhood Of a New Destiny) a non profit religious group based on the vision of racial equality and uniting the races, hence the quote Uniting the races with truth, instead of dividing them with lies."
Peterson is a member of Choose Black America, an organization of African Americans who oppose illegal immigration to the United States. He is a member of the advisory board of Project 21, a conservative African American organization. He serves on the national advisory board of Accuracy in Media, and is a former board member of the California Christian Coalition. Peterson also established an annual “National Day of Repudiation of Jesse Jackson” event, which lasted from 1999 to 2004, and which was held outside Jackson's offices in Los Angeles. Peterson is a friend of Sean Hannity's and is a frequent guest on his TV show.
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