2026 02 27

I stumbled upon this image (made while being a bit too nosy during a Reader assignment) last night, so figured I should post it today after Jesse’s recent passing. He was a towering figure both in Chicago and beyond. My only personal story about Jesse happened on another photo assignment. I was waiting in line to get into a rally featuring Joe Biden and President Clinton back when Obama was president. This was back in my younger and way more politically-aware days, so I was shocked when I turned around only to discover a massive and quiet figure standing directly behind me. It was Jesse Jackson. Me being me, I was too shy to say hello, but I recall wanting to congratulate him on his presidential run back in the Reagan Era, which always stood out to me as impressive.