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REMEMBERING JESSE JACKSON

1941 - 2026 February 2026

2.3M views · 84K reactions | A simple message with big meaning: "I am somebody." We are grateful to Rev. Jesse Jackson for helping teach generations of children to believe in themselves and in one another. Thank you for being part of our neighborhood. 💛💚 | Sesame StreetA simple message with big meaning: "I am somebody." We are grateful to Rev. Jesse Jackson for helping teach generations of children to believe in themselves and in one another. Thank you for being...

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1984 Keynote Speech Democratic National Convention

Remembering Jesse Jackson's longtime advocacy for LGBTQ+ equalityJackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.

The Advocate February 18, 2026

January 2026

Perhaps you saw this in the Times (January 5, 2026) -- a heartbreaking, but very important story.

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At Middlebury, She Hoped to Start Fresh. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life.

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