[ikka]

Mr. Davis has led marches on the headquarters of Rainbow/PUSH and the beer distributorship owned and operated by two of Mr. Jackson's sons, Jonathan and Yusef.

Um, beer distributorships are usually distributed to those who are politically connected, no? Sounds like the SHAKEDOWN had its share of kickbacks for Jackson and his family.

[Reagan is King]

Yep, you're correct. Here's a blurb from this article about the "granting" of the distributorship:

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About the same time Busch first met Yusef Jackson, the beer giant, still smarting from the memory of Rev. Jackson's boycott during the 1980s, was troubled by allegations of financial and racial problems at the Chicago distributorship. Some African-American employees in Chicago, complaining that they were being denied promotions and subjected to racial slurs, threatened to call in Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition or the NAACP if their concerns were not addressed. The employees say they never had to follow through on those threats.

For Anheuser-Busch, the Jacksons were part of a solution to a thorny company controversy that threatened to become public.

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Full article:

Jackson contacts cultivated beer deal Dad indirectly helped 2 sons through a friend