RIP JESSE JACKSON
Protégé of MLK, died 02/16/2026 at 84 years of age
“I AM SOMEBODY – KEEP HOPE ALIVE!”
he did
Founder of Operation PUSH
“What time is it ? ! It’s Nation time!”
son Jesse Jackson Jr. served in the U.S. Congress
“At the end of the day, we must go forward
with hope and not backward by fear and division.”
National Rainbow Coalition
“If you fall behind run faster.
Never give up, never surrender,
and rise up against the odds.”
“KEEP HOPE ALIVE”
Joey “Pepe Batbon” Connolly is a retired educator who taught in the CNMI, NOLA, and LVNV. He is the Poet Laureate of Tinian and enjoys stargazing.


