Traci Mumford

Critics accused him of trying to seize the spotlight after King's death, and at one point he was caught on an open mic making derisive comments about Barack Obama.

His full political ambitions were never fully realized, but some historians credit Jackson with paving the way after the voting gains of the 60s to the eventual election of the country's first Black president.

One historian said, quote, you're not going to get a Nobel Prize for what Jesse Jackson did, but it took a lot of talent, initiative, energy, imagination and charisma, and he had those in full supply.

From Manhattan to Norway, from Hollywood to Dubai, The Times has been covering the escalating fallout from the release of the Epstein files, as a growing list of prominent people are facing scrutiny for their connections to the convicted sex offender.

In just the past week, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, who was a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, resigned from her position after the extent of her relationship with Epstein became clear.

She was mentioned in more than 10,000 of the documents, calling Epstein sweetie and Uncle Jeffrey and advising him on how to respond to questions about his sex crimes.

In exchange, Epstein showered her with luxury gifts.

In Norway, the former prime minister was charged with gross corruption and had several of his properties searched over accusations that he might have received gifts from Epstein.

In the Middle East, the head of a giant logistics firm resigned after the files showed that he was close with Epstein for years after Epstein was convicted.

In 2013, he sent Epstein a thank you note referencing a, quote, And at a different point, Epstein wrote to him, quote,

And in another resignation just yesterday, the billionaire Thomas Pritzker stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

In 2018, Epstein asked Pritzker to help his girlfriend, Karina Shulak, arrange a trip to Southeast Asia, with Shulak chiming in to say she was, quote, going to try to find a new girlfriend for Jeffrey.

Pritzker responded with a smiley face emoji.

And at Columbia University, two people affiliated with the dental college have been punished for bypassing the normal admissions process to help Shuliac, Epstein's girlfriend, get into the program.

She had initially been rejected, but after Epstein said he was considering a donation to the school, several influential people there moved to get her admitted.

Columbia says it's identified over $200,000 in donations from what it called entities related to Epstein and said it would be donating that amount to groups that support survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking.

And finally, at the Winter Games this year, the soundtrack isn't just cheering fans and breathless announcers.

It's the high-pitched whine of drones.

The tiny, buzzing machines with all their cameras are racing down slopes behind alpine skiers, tracking speed skaters around rinks, and bringing viewers at home up-close, first-person views of the Olympic action.

It can feel like you're right over the athlete's shoulder.