George Jackson 2000 Deaths

George Jackson

media executive who began his career in film, moved to the music industry, and finally onto the Internet, where he created the Urban Box Office Network, a group of sites targeted to minorities. He produced more than a dozen films, including New Jack City and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. He also ran Motown Records, where he helped launch the career of pop band 98 Degrees. He died of a stroke.