Leader leads children in affirmation chant from @sesamestreet
Rev. Jesse Jackson leads a diverse group of children in a call-and-response affirmation chant. He establishes the core mantra 'I am somebody' and then adds various conditional phrases (e.g., 'I may be poor,' 'I may be young,' 'I may be on welfare') which the children repeat, always returning to the central affirmation to build their self-esteem and sense of identity regardless of their circumstances.
Creator: @sesamestreet on Instagram
Transcript
Ready on the stop? Yeah. Okay. Here we go. I am. I am. Somebody. Somebody. I am. I am. Somebody. Somebody. I may be poor. I may be poor. But I am. I may be. I may be. I may be young. I may be young. But I am. But I am. But I am. But I am. Somebody. Somebody. I may be on welfare. I may be on welfare. But I am. But I am. Somebody. Somebody. I may be small. I may be small. But I am. Somebody. Somebody. I may be small. I may be small. But I am. Somebody. Somebody. My clothes are different. My clothe
Topics: Self-Improvement, History, Education, Politics
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