Frank Jackson appears in book on worldwide mayors

• "Mayor's Desk" features interviews with 20 mayors around the world.

Context: The Jackson interview was conducted in 2021, during his final months in office.

What he said: Nothing particularly earth-shattering. He discussed the sound infrastructure and natural resources that made Cleveland an industrial hub in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and reflected on the challenges of revitalization in the context of contemporary social unrest.

• "Whatever we do," he said, "it will never be sustainable if we don't address the underlying issues that are the issues of America: institutionalized inequity, disparities, racism, and classism, which have a lot to do with land."

💭 My thought bubble: It pales in comparison to the infamous "Butthole of the World" interview in 2020, but seeing a transcript of Jackson in conversation sure brought me back!

Go deeper: Read more about "Mayor's Desk" here.