The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

Jesse Jackson once considered running for D.C. mayor, before becoming the city's first shadow senator in the 1990s, lending the statehood cause a national spotlight. Why it matters: Jackson, who died ...

Debate over Jackson’s water system intensified as billing concerns and a proposed water authority drew discussion at a City ...

The cradle of the Civil Rights Movement is mourning the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84.

Atlanta leaders paused Tuesday to remember the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon whose decades of activism left a ...

The civil rights activist, who died Tuesday, supported W. Wilson Goode. But a misquotation turned his endorsement into fodder for Frank Rizzo.

Atlanta remembers the charismatic speaker who played a major role in national politics and in our own city. The post Georgia Leaders Mourn Passing of Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson appeared first on ...

A gifted public speaker, the ordained minister was known for fiery rhetoric, often advocating for the interests of working people, especially minorities.

Atlanta’s living former mayors have quietly closed ranks to defend the city’s long-running minority contracting program, ...

Former Atlanta mayors have joined an effort highlighting the importance of the city's minority contracting program and its economic impact.

Kamasi Washington, The Roots and PJ Morton will headline this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival to be held May 23-25 at Piedmont ...