The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon. A presidential candidate. A global leader. But for the people living on ...

Jesse Jackson, one of the most influential civil rights leaders of the past half-century, died Tuesday morning, February 17, ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the ...

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Congressman Bennie Thompson is remembering the life and legacy of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84 after a long-time battle with a severe ...

Longtime Xavier University President and civil rights pioneer Norman C. Francis died at age 94. He was a prominent figure in ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly for the ...

There are some aspects of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life that might have been forgotten. Here’s a look back at them.

I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.

Celebration of Life services have been announced for civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., including lying in state ...

The president appears to be tying the future of vital infrastructure, a public good, to the promotion of his name.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who recently died, did not just speak about justice; he took action and led by example to transform the ...