Tukufu Zuberi

RIP Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

It was my honor to interview Rev. Jesse L. Jackson 21 years ago (January 22, 2004) for our 2nd Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice.

In my role as the founding Director of The Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania I had the pleasure of witnessing his Devine intellect and dedication to the improvement of the human condition.

May he rest in the power he represented for all in need of social justice.

Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice An annual event during University of Pennsylvania's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights a scholar of African descent who...

A historic drawing of the London Coffee House at Front & High Street (now Market Street) in Philadelphia, from 250 years ago. It was an important meeting place during colonial times — a hub for merchants, political discussions, and an institutional center of the human rights violation of Africans captured by enslavement.

Wow! Speaking truth to power.

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