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*The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, was celebrated Friday ...

Michelle Obama was once again a no-show at another important public event. The former first lady was missing from Rev.

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.

On the night that Barack Obama was elected president in November 2008, Jesse Jackson, who has died aged 84, was there among the vast crowds that gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park, tears streaming down ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's life and legacy were celebrated at an emotional funeral service in Columbia, South Carolina.

The People's Celebration, allowed former presidents, family members, and more to honor the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

Obituary / The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what’s possible in politics. John Nichols The Rev. Jesse Jackson never stopped campaigning. Even in the last ...

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of ...

Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris, are speaking at the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s celebration of life in Chicago today. Follow the ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who rose from the front lines of the civil rights movement to become one of America’s most prominent ...