I'm proud to say that I was a member of Operation Breadbasket, the financial arm of the SCLC back in the day, run by Jesse Jackson. Not that I actually did anything useful. Just a little white face in the crowd. But I was there through some significant events, sponsored by my housemate Cora, who was a mover and shaker. I was not mover and shaker material, but I learned a lot about the black community and about the ways in which structural racism worked its damage. They did much more for me than I ever had a chance of doing for them. But farewell, Jesse. And thank you. You made history rhyme!
RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson.
He truly was "somebody."
I'm proud to say that I was a member of Operation Breadbasket, the financial arm of the SCLC back in the day, run by Jesse Jackson. Not that I actually did anything useful. Just a little white face in the crowd. But I was there through some significant events, sponsored by my housemate Cora, who was a mover and shaker. I was not mover and shaker material, but I learned a lot about the black community and about the ways in which structural racism worked its damage. They did much more for me than I ever had a chance of doing for them. But farewell, Jesse. And thank you. You made history rhyme!
Jen’s interview with Bill Braniff was outstanding! He laid it out very clearly and it’s quite scary.