For decades, the Leak family and the Jacksons were “intertwined.” Now, the family behind the long-time funeral business is ...

In the wake of Rev. Jackson’s passing, Black youth attending day two of Rev. Jackson’s public viewing say this is a time for ...

When I first saw Jesse Jackson, like most Americans, it was on television. He was there when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. I later witnessed Jackson giving the commencement address at ...

At Trinity Lutheran School and Church in Mequon, a Karenni teacher and pastor bridge cultural gaps while supporting a small ...

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson leaves behind a movement that lacks a single unifying leader, but his legacy of inclusion could help it carry on.

In some ways, the fact that there is no obvious individual to take the mantle is part of Jackson’s legacy, say civil rights activists, elected leaders and scholars. He advocated for leaders at all ...

Crowds of mourners, including many dignitaries, lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse ...

In 1984, Reverend Jesse Jackson galvanized the Democratic Convention in San Francisco with his speech calling for a “Rainbow ...

A starry new ceiling on the chapel replaces acoustic tiles, and a bridal suit, restroom and elevator caters to family weddings.

More than 125 years after Du Bois presented his works in Paris, the AJC has re-created the visualizations and photographs ...

On October 8th, 1941, Jesse Jackson was born into a world where he could not walk into the same buildings as his white neighbors or check out a book at the local library. He could not go to school ...