A 90-year-old oak in Fayette County is a reminder of the legacy John Woodruff made at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.
After the all-black team from Chicago had their Little League World Series championship revoked for massive cheating — the team was illegally recruited from throughout the region by fraud-inspired ...
In 1996, Jackson’s calls for more diversity in Hollywood were ignored or criticized. Now "Sinners," a movie by a Black director, has garnered 16 Oscar nominations, the most in the award show's history ...
It’s going to be, I suspect, one of the more expensive races in Winter Springs history,” incumbent Mayor Kevin McCann, who opposes the bill, said. “I hear that there will be a great deal of money ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after ...
The coalitions that Jackson built during his presidential campaigns created enduring infrastructure for later progressives, ...
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals.
I was in Australia when Jesse Jackson won the Michigan Democratic Primary in 1988. It reverberated even there.
Two leading congressional candidates are taking more and more attacks as the race heats up to represent a district that stretches from Chicago’s South Side, through the south suburbs into central ...
The modern Winter and Summer Olympics give athletes around the world the chance to bring their best feet forward. Dating all the way back to 1896, participating nations send their most qualified track ...
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has renamed its track and field state competition as the OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships. The OHSAA Board of Directors unanimously ...