There are people whose stature and legacy loom so large that their name instantly conjures a powerful image in the minds of the public. The Rev. Jesse Jackson evokes many such images, all of historic import.  But one holds a personal connection to my family and me: a photograph taken on April 3, 1968, at […]

For the least of these, Jesse Jackson made “I Am Somebody” realis a post fromMLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis focusing on the intersection of poverty, power and policy.