Community activists in the Twin Cities are mourning the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away in Chicago at the age of ...

Jackson's decades of civil rights efforts and running for president in 1984 and 1988 are his most important and lasting work. But that he did this while also forging a position in the nation's pop ...

Local leaders pay tribute to the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate after the 84-year-old dies.

Rahul Garabadu hopes to replace Democratic state Sen. Nabilah Parkes, who is not seeking reelection to run for insurance commissioner.

Veteran political activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of America's most influential Black voices, was hailed Tuesday as a pillar of the struggle for civil rights after his death at age 84.Kamala ...

By Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Disha Raychaudhuri Feb 18 (Reuters) - Among an outpouring of tributes following the death ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was instrumental in advocating for the widespread adoption of the term "African American" as a means of reclaiming cultural identity and ...

Jesse Jackson once considered running for D.C. mayor, before becoming the city's first shadow senator in the 1990s, lending ...

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.

Jesse Jackson’s death represents perhaps the end of two eras. He was an icon of the Religious Left and of the historic black church, both of which have receded from public life, the former almost into ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, has died at 84. Mississippi leaders share their ...

"He knew he would get attention coming to Jackson, and he knew that by moving the needle forward in Mississippi, he could ...