The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his insurgent campaigns reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for ...

Social justice groups are remembering civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson. Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd looks at how his efforts led to some of the activism we see today. O’Dowd speaks with Bryan ...

Jesse Jackson's children remembered his civil rights legacy, and it was announced that memorial services are set for next ...

The story about Jackson and the words he never chanted reveal how easy it is to repeat a lie so often that everyone becomes convinced that it was always true.

A Secret Service force of over 20 agents along with 10 members of the city police department made up the security team responsible for protecting presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson during his campaign ...

President Donald Trump marked the 100th anniversary of Black History Month at the White House on Wednesday, as a new lawsuit ...

CHICAGO, Il. - The Rainbow PUSH Coalition has announced funeral arrangements for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday. The civil rights activist and Greenville native will have his final services ...

More than 60 years ago, eight young Black students were arrested for protesting segregation during a sit-in at Greenville’s main public library. The group became known as “The Greenville Eight,” and ...

In the now deleted video, which was shared on Trump's Truth Social account on February 5, the Obamas were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second. The video went viral ...

The death of Rev. Jesse Jackson on Tuesday brought an end to a storied career that saw him rise from a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a powerful force for social justice in his own right.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died yesterday, surrounded by family. He is remembered as a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and later ran for president in 1984 and 1988.

Trump just honored a civil-rights icon but couldn’t resist dragging Barack Obama. In a fiery Truth Social post after Reverend Jesse Jackson’s passing ...