The real crisis this kind of media causes isn’t just the misinformation; it’s the collapse of a shared reality among Americans, without which democracy can’t function. And we’re seeing that play out in real time in the daily dysfunction both in Congress and in state capitols across the nation.

There are pivotal moments in history when an individual’s life transcends the ordinary, igniting a spark for transformation and inspiring generations that follow. One such figure is Crispus Attucks, a courageous man of African and Native American heritage, who stood resolutely at the epicenter of a confrontation between colonists yearning for independence and British soldiers on that fateful evening of March 5, 1770, in Boston.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a preacher turned movement-builder, whose life’s work consistently challenged America to confront the pervasive injustices that existed within its borders. While simultaneously calling upon Black America to recognize and harness its own power, in the struggle against systemic oppression.