Politics Mar 06 WATCH: Obama calls on Americans to 'step up' like Jesse Jackson for a better future By News Desk and Associated Press
Politics Mar 06 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated in memorial service with Obama, Biden and Clinton 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. By Sophia Tareen, Matt Brown, Associated Press
Nation Mar 02 Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Politics Feb 26 WATCH: Rev. Jesse Jackson lies in repose at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago 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. By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Politics Feb 18 WATCH: Trump remembers Jesse Jackson at Black History Month event “I knew him well long before becoming president, and he really was special, with lots of personality, grit and street smarts,” President Donald Trump said during a White House event commemorating Black History Month. By Associated Press
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 'He dared to keep hope alive.' Tributes pour in to honor the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson By Associated Press Reaction is pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. Continue reading
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
Nov 13 Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization. Continue reading