SOULRUSH!
with simone beverly
with simone beverly
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Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
(note: See the 'In Memoriam' page for Homegoing Arrangements)
Shout Out to Sesame Street, and this sweet throwback of Reverend Jacksons 1972 (?) appearance on the show, which has been appropriately remembered as "a powerful moment that combined education with a vital social message, reinforcing the show's role in promoting diversity, inclusivity and respect for all."
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note: “I Am Somebody," was first a poem , and later a sermon, that was written by the Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr. circa 1952 (?). Rev Borders was the Pastor of Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia from 1937 - 1988. The poem /sermon , or at least a variation of it , was later popularized by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Both versions can be found here
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note: “I Am Somebody," was first a poem , and later a sermon, that was written by the Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr. circa 1952 (?). Rev Borders was the Pastor of Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia from 1937 - 1988. The poem /sermon , or at least a variation of it , was later popularized by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Both versions can be found here