I had the privilege of meeting Rev. Jesse Jackson twice, including when he visited Detroit after Aretha Franklin's passing. I was a reporter at @crainsdetroit, in the right place at the right time when he stopped by Franklin's childhood church
May he rest in peace!
Jesse Jackson on Aretha Franklin’s death: “She sang before popes and presidents, but nothing was more important to her than singing at the local church.”
Says CL Franklin “most renowned pastor of our time, New Bethel Baptist was the most well known Black church in America.”
I visited the Josiah Henson Museum and Park, which aims to educate the public about the life and legacy of the man who inspired the character Uncle Tom https://t.co/2tG1PDAeF9