Mar 06 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated in memorial service with Obama, Biden and Clinton By Sophia Tareen, Matt Brown, Associated Press From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. Continue reading
Mar 05 Bernard LaFayette, Freedom Rider and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 By Travis Loller, Associated Press Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Continue reading
Mar 04 Lou Holtz, college football legend who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89 By Eric Olson, Tom Coyne, Associated Press Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in repose at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin Thursday in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home. Continue reading
Feb 23 2-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton dies in car crash By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton has died after being in a car crash in Atlanta. She was 43. Continue reading
Feb 20 Eric Dane, 'Grey's Anatomy' star and ALS advocate, dies at 53 By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Dane died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known also as Lou Gehrig’s disease, less than a year after he announced his diagnosis. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:46 A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at the age of 84. Geoff Bennett reports on Jackson's legacy and his decades of activism. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 5:17 Andrew Young reflects on friendship and partnership with Jesse Jackson By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams Someone who stood alongside Jesse Jackson during some of the most consequential chapters of the modern Civil Rights Movement is Andrew Young. He's a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, former mayor of Atlanta and longtime lieutenant to the… Continue watching
Feb 17 The Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader of Civil Rights Movement for decades, dies at 84 By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 3:40 Remembering Robert Duvall and his storied career By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant One of Hollywood’s most memorable legends, Robert Duvall, has died. The Academy Award winner enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting player in some of the greatest films… Continue watching