Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. paid a visit to Tilton Sunday, June 29. The visit, part of Jackson’s goal to learn more about the needs of downstate communities, included a tour of the town with ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm. Jackson, 81, announced his resignation as president during the ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family, friends and fans packed City Hall’s fourth floor as luminaries like Rev. Charles Jenkins thanked God for Chicago’s longtime Civil Rights leader.

President Joe Biden issued a series of pardons as he prepared to leave office, including pardons for his family members.

Rev. Jesse Jackson is meeting today with the CEO of SeaWorld, which owns Sesame Place, in the wake of a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. A Baltimore family alleges characters ignored their ...

The Jaspers share striking similarities with the family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose son Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison in 2013 for personal misuse of campaign funds as ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks on March 27, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. He plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971.

Sandi and Jesse Jr. divorced in 2018. In seeking a pardon from Biden, the elder Jackson noted that both his son and former daughter-in-law pleaded guilty to their crimes and have already completed ...

A riotous Broadway play inspired by Jesse Jackson’s family scandal “Purpose,” by Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, tackles the legacy of the civil rights movement through one ...