A 1972 clip of Rev. Jesse Jackson leading children in his “I am somebody” chant on Sesame Street is circulating widely on Instagram following news of his death at age 84. The video, originally filmed ...

The show's place as a mainstay in culture and frequent political target means Snopes has investigated several rumors about "Sesame Street" and its characters over the years. Here are nine of those ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson never made it to the White House, but he entered more homes and touched more lives than we can ever know.

Jackson's decades of civil rights efforts and running for president in 1984 and 1988 are his most important and lasting work. But that he did this while also forging a position in the nation's pop ...

Somebody’ Though not written by Jackson, this poem became synonymous with him. He turned a verse into a rallying cry at ...

Before his two presidential runs and the founding of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Jesse Jackson appeared on “Sesame Street” with a simple message to share with children: “I am somebody.” ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from ...

The civil rights leader went on the show in 1972, leading a group of children in reciting the poem “I Am Somebody.” Originally written by Rev. William Holmes Borders Sr., the piece asserts that ...

Jesse Jackson inspires children with rousing poem on Sesame Street in resurfaced clip - ...

The young man is the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. The stoop is on the set of “Sesame Street,” in 1972. The ...

In its Black History Month series, the educational children's show explores the origins and history of box braids, cornrows, and Zulu Knots for its viewers, young and old.