Rev. Jesse Jackson is a towering figure in the Civil Rights Movement, but his political legacy is less often remembered. The ...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to CNN's Abby Phillip about her new book on the rise of Black politician and activist Jesse Jackson. It's called "A Dream Deferred." ...

Jesse Jackson's early activism laid the foundation for a lifelong legacy of leadership and change. Before he became a civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson made history by challenging library ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wants to regain his 2nd Congressional District seat. He’s got a brutally long way to go.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Reverend Jesse Jackson is in the hospital Sunday, recovering from an "operation," according to the Rainbow Push Coalition. Jackson was hospitalized Thursday at Northwestern Memorial ...

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND A CALL TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE FROM A VERY FAMILIAR FACE. DUKE CARTER CAUGHT UP WITH THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON AT BROWN DEER HIGH SCHOOL. QUIET SIGH ...

CHICAGO -- Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from the hospital Tuesday after he fell at a protest at Howard University earlier this week, a spokesperson said. Jackson had been in Washington D.C. to ...

CHICAGO -- Rev. Jesse Jackson is getting involved in the case of a Chicago man who was captured on video being slammed to the ground by a police officer on Thanksgiving Day. Rev. Jackson tried to post ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and his wife Jacqueline are both hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. According to a statement authorized by their son Jonathan Jackson on ...