For over six decades, Reverend Jesse Jackson has shaped American civil rights, politics, and social justice. He has ...

Her work has previously appeared in USA Today and Washington Life Magazine. Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the mend after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. The civil rights leader ...

Labor leader George Gresham has for years used union money to benefit himself, his family and political allies.

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody ...

There are a handful of photographs of Jesse Jackson that capture not only his unique place in history but that also encapsulate the American story of race, injustice and hope. In his time on the ...

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And, it was clear that many of the people there -- it was not that they were opposed to the idea of a Black running for President, but for several of them, they did not want Jesse Jackson to be ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, on the stage at the Democratic National Convention, waves to the crowd. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The crowd rose to a standing ovation as Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil ...

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