OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of ...

Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.

Jackson once explained the purpose behind his activism with characteristic clarity, saying, “We have to build a movement that ...

Following the Feb. 17, 2026, death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson — a Civil Rights icon characterized as the "living bridge" between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and former U.S. President Barack Obama's ...

As a student in North Carolina A&T, Jackson gradually became involved with the civil rights movement. In 1960, he was ...

He died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement.

Obama and Michelle Obama mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson, hailing the civil rights leader as a towering force for justice and equality.

Mixing praise with petty digs, Trump claimed during his days as a New York real estate tycoon he was friends with Jackson, ...

Jackson's legacy is not one of triumph or failure, but of persistent contradiction – a reminder that courage without ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. are vowing to ‘keep hope alive’ in honor of his legacy.