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Lawyer➡️Recruiter
Pgh born/Det raised/Chi now
On @americanwritersmuseum.org & Girls Inc of Chicago boards
#Prince #Prince4Ever #Beyonce #BeyHive #BookSky #LawSky #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #DollSky
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#RepresentationMatters: The Importance of Black Presidents, Black Panther and Black GCs in Black History Month 2018
No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. --Althea Gibson None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! I thought I would share on here an article I wrote and posted on LinkedIn for #BHM in 2018 that was inspired by a tweet by one of my favorite Twitter mutuals Tiffany Graves.
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: “I Am Somebody” Jackson’s opening speech to the Wattstax Music Festival in 1972.
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson: “I Am Somebody” Jackson’s opening speech to the Wattstax Music Festival in 1972.
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
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Salute 🫡 the legend
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Salute 🫡 the legend
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
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Remembering Thelonious Monk today on the 44th anniversary of his passing (February 17, 1982) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/TMonkRIP
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Remembering Thelonious Monk today on the 44th anniversary of his passing (February 17, 1982) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/TMonkRIP
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Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
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I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
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Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...
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and i wrote this a decade ago about jackson as the model response to trump-style politics www.slate.com/articles/new...
Demoralized Democrats Have a Road Map for Success in Trump’s America. It Was Written by Jesse Jackson.
Jesse Jackson first ran for president during the national farm bust of the early 1980s. Debt for farmers had exploded from $85 billion in 1976 to $216 ...
www.slate.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
and i wrote this a decade ago about jackson as the model response to trump-style politics www.slate.com/articles/new...
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I have come to the conclusion that the Reaper is MAGA
Jesse Jackson??? During Black History month??? Bone sandals WHAT IS YOU DOING????
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I have come to the conclusion that the Reaper is MAGA
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RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson, prayers to his family. Thank you, Jesse for your hard work for civil rights. 🙏🏾🕊💙
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died
The civil rights leader died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson, prayers to his family. Thank you, Jesse for your hard work for civil rights. 🙏🏾🕊💙
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Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
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Rest in Power Reverend Jackson.
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Rest in Power Reverend Jackson.
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Rest in Power Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Rest in Power Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
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Civil Rights Leader and Key Deputy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dies at Age 84
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at Age 84
A key deputy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackson went from being a two-time US presidential candidate to an elder statesman of the Civil Rights Movement.
www.vanityfair.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Civil Rights Leader and Key Deputy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dies at Age 84
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Found words I couldn't. Thank you!
Jessie Jackson wasn't always right. Wasn't the right messenger, but provided the right message.
And you may very well not like him, but to besmirch his name, is to besmirch his legacy, that besmirches Black History.
Broad-stroking rhetoric will always be used to tarnish the living and the dead.
And you may very well not like him, but to besmirch his name, is to besmirch his legacy, that besmirches Black History.
Broad-stroking rhetoric will always be used to tarnish the living and the dead.
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Found words I couldn't. Thank you!
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died
The civil rights leader died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
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Rest in power.
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Updates: Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Rest in power.
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There’s no President Barack Obama without Jesse Jackson. It just doesn’t happen.
February 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
There’s no President Barack Obama without Jesse Jackson. It just doesn’t happen.
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RIP Rev Jackson apnews.com/article/jess...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
Jackson was a major contributor to the Civil Rights Movement and helped it accomplish many of its goals.
apnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
RIP Rev Jackson apnews.com/article/jess...
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Jesse Jackson’s - Wattstax Music Festival Opening Speech (1972)
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February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Whatever your flaws and foibles, I appreciate your service. May you be at rest in the arms of your God.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Whatever your flaws and foibles, I appreciate your service. May you be at rest in the arms of your God.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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