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Bookmark or Share- I am…Somebody — Jesse Jackson, Chicago, Illinois USAI am Somebody! I am Somebody! I may be poor, But I am Somebody. I may be young, But I am Somebody. I may be on welfare, But I am Somebody. I may be small, But I am Somebody. I may have made mistakes, But I am Somebody. My clothes are different, My face is I am Somebody! I am Somebody!
- Reverend Jesse Jackson shares “I Am - Pee-wee's blogJune 9th, 2020 / by Pee-wee Herman. In 1972, Reverend Jesse Jackson shared a moving poem with the children of Sesame Street. It’s called “I Am – Somebody” and it was written in the 1950s by Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr., a pastor and civil rights activist from Atlanta, GA. I am Somebody!
- Martin Luther King Jr.: April 26, 1967, Cleveland speech, annotated"I Am Somebody," from a 1950s poem by an African-American minister, is perhaps best remembered from the Rev. Jesse Jackson's call-and-response with a group of children on "Sesame Street."
- 11 affirmations for Black History Month : The Picture Show : NPRThe declaration at the center of the poem, "I am," is the heart of an affirmation — a proactive statement meant to inspire positive thinking or positive action. Those who work in healing...
- Jesse Jackson: 'I Am Somebody', Wattstax Music Festival - 1972Jesse Jackson: 'I Am Somebody', Wattstax Music Festival - 1972. 20 August 1972, Los Angeles Coliseum, California, USA. Wattstax was a benefit-concert put together by Stax Records to commemorate the community of Watts, Los Angeles after its 1965 Riots. This is a beautiful day….
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