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"You Are Somebody." Isaiah Thomas Recalls Childhood Moment With Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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15:10Now Playing"You Are Somebody." Isaiah Thomas Recalls Childhood Moment With Rev. Jesse Jackson.
NBA legend Isaiah Thomas shares a powerful childhood memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson kneeling down and telling a young boy the words that would echo across generations: “You are somebody.”
During a tribute honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson, Isaiah Thomas recounts a deeply personal story from his childhood in Chicago. Standing in a soup line with his mother during a difficult time in the city’s history, Thomas remembers Jackson kneeling down, looking him in the eye, and telling him “You are somebody.” The moment captured Jackson’s lifelong mission: lifting people who had been told they were nothing and giving communities across Chicago and the nation a sense of dignity, faith, and hope.
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