‘I Am Somebody’ sets tone at Salute to Excellence luncheon

‘I Am Somebody’ sets tone at Salute to Excellence luncheon

A refrain echoed through the ballroom before a single award was handed out — a reminder of dignity, resilience and possibility. “I am somebody,” read KSDK news anchor Brent Solomon, invoking the words of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday. “I may have made a mistake but I am somebody. My face is different, my hair is different but I am somebody. I am God’s child.” That affirmation set the tone for the St. Louis American Fou…