Rev. Jesse Jackson’s legacy is often recounted through marches, campaigns and speeches, but at its core it was a commitment to the next generation. He famously said, “Your children need your presence more than your presents,” a reminder that investment in young people must be collective, not symbolic. As we observe Black History Month in […]
Ashley Stewart
Ashley Stewart, Ph.D., is a developmental scientist and the inaugural American Institutes of Research Health Equity Research Fellow at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. She is also Jersey’s aunt and a Public Voices Fellow of The Op-Ed Project in partnership with the National Black Child Development Institute.