An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and ...

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force who formed a "rainbow coalition" of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was "to transform the mind of America" ...

Good morning. The Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday. He was 84. Obituaries: Washington Post; New York Times. Foggy in places this morning, then partly sunny with a high around 56. A low around 42 ...

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals.

Explore the impactful life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader who championed social justice ...

Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.

Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late ...

Motown founder Berry Gordy reflected on his bond with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, calling him a "force of history" and recounting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a White House reception for Black History Month on Wednesday, less than two weeks after he sparked a bipartisan outcry by posting a racist video on ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who spent 43 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned — only to be ...

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., the civil rights icon who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., created economic opportunities for Black Americans and ran for president, has been released from the ...