Opinion: He kept hope alive. Remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Jackson believed in a brighter, more beautiful America even when the naysayers could not.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate ...
Radio & Television Business Report

MMTC Mourns the Loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson

On Tuesday, the world lost an iconic civil and human rights icon who championed justice, equality, diversity, inclusion, and ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Chicago-based presidential candidate, dies at 84

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.
Opinion

Column: Lake County was important to the Rev. Jesse Jackson

He made a number of trips to the county in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s to work with local folks on behalf of residents overlooked by those in power.
PhillyVoice

How Jesse Jackson became a lightning rod in the contentious 1983 Philly mayoral race

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

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and presidential candidate, remembered in Chicago

My religion obligates me to be political, but my politics don’t obligate me to be religious,” said Jackson — frequently introduced to audiences as the Country Preacher — at a 1985 news ...
The New York Times

Rev. James Martin on Our Moral Duty in Turbulent Times

For many Americans, the events in Minneapolis and the upheaval across the country bring to the surface not just political dilemmas but moral and spiritual ones too. How to best defend the things we ...

From The Pulpit To The Streets: Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Enduring Legacy Of Hope, Power, And Justice

The civil rights icon, preacher, and political trailblazer spent more than six decades turning faith into action, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped American politics and kept hope alive.
Arabian Business

The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes

Sitting at his studio console in New Jersey one afternoon this past spring, Kelly Pribble opened a yellowed cardboard box and pulled out a master audiotape by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley from ...