Reverend Jesse Jackson passed away on February 17 at the age of 84. Editor’s note mentions of death.

Happening off-Campus: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an impassioned orator who was a moral and political force who formed a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people, died on Tuesday, February 17, at the age of 84. His death was confirmed by his family in a statement in which they said that Jackson died peacefully. In his speeches, Jackson urged for an inclusive coalition of people of color and others who had been at the periphery of American life and how moving to the forefront would transform it. His idea of a multicultural coalition empowered by an activist government to confront rampant inequality in American life remains central to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and has inspired movements like Black Lives Matter. (NYT)

Happening near Campus: According to City Hall officials, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to appoint Faiza Ali, former first deputy chief of staff to prior City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, as the city’s chief immigration officer. Mamdani and Ali previously served together on the board of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York. Ali was the first Muslim American woman to serve as first deputy chief of staff in the City Council, and in that role, she was involved in land-use and budget negotiations. Ali formerly worked as advocacy director at the nonprofit Arab American Association of New York and community affairs director at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. (Gothamist)

Happening on Campus: Tonight from 6:30 to 8 pm, Maison Francaise is hosting a screen on Animalia. The film follows Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, who is slowly adapting to the privileged codes of her husband’s background. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her husband and new family. The screening will take place in the East Gallery of Buell Hall. For more information, click here.

Soundtrack of the Day: Maybe Happy Ending (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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