Divamensch

I read online that the great civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84. I first became aware of him when he ran for President in the 1984 race. That was my vision of him until I saw footage of him openly weeping in Chicago at the acceptance speech by Barack Obama. Here's a CNN tribute to him:

My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of the great Robert Duvall, age 95. He was one of our strongest actors. He’ll be remembered for the Godfather movies, MASH, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, Tender Mercies, so many amazing performances. I encourage you to see The Apostle if you haven’t already. He gives an astonishing performance and he also wrote and directed. Great performances by June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson, and especially Farrah Fawcett. It wa