Michael Jackson's mother Katherine is approaching her 96th birthday—and her daughter, 69-year-old La Toya Jackson, is already ...

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies. Jesse Jackson, the towering civil rights leader and Baptist minister who played a prominent role in Democratic ...

In May 2000, a few months before I left my native southeastern Kentucky to attend college in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to a nearby town. The civil rights leader and two-time ...

Bert Johnson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Jackson's 1984 "Rainbow Coalition" speech envisioned America as a diverse quilt held together by a common thread. Born under Jim Crow, Jackson became a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues, including voting rights, job opportunities, education and health ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and two-time presidential candidate, died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. Leadership within historically Black faith institutions honor Jackson's ...

In his later years, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was a man who saw the world in all its complexity. As I learned in conversations with him about politics and civil rights issues as the editor of his ...

Kate Hudson joins TODAY to talk about her Oscar nomination for her role as Claire in the movie “Song Sung Blue.” She opens up about how she celebrated her nomination with her family, what it was like ...

This is a lightly edited transcript of the February 17 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Perry Bacon: We’re going to ...

Former MLB All-Star Bo Jackson said that players in today’s game have one thing on their minds: going deep. Jackson, 63, talked about how the game has changed over the years and how players get paid a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday and on Wednesday, the family of the civil rights icon held a news conference in Chicago. With the passing of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse ...