With the exception of a brief rift in 2008, the two publicly maintained mutual respect. A family representative told Snopes ...

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.

Trump and Karoline Leavitt have tried to laugh off what they falsely call "false accusations" of racism, and too many in the media are helping them do it.

I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.

Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist, left behind a legacy of Black empowerment that helped transform Black political representation in the United States, paving the way for future leaders ...

The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his ...

In finding words about the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton said that “he trusted me with responsibility and saw something in me.” ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson left an indelible mark on American history, but for many in South Carolina, his impact is deeply ...

One race equity expert called the president's remarks "petty, unpresidential and disrespectful to Jackson’s legacy." ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a White House reception for Black History Month on Wednesday, less than two ...

Jesse Jackson widened what "possible" meant, writes Imari K. Paris Jeffires. "He proved that a Black presidential candidacy could be a serious campaign that competed across regions and issues. That ...

Jackson boldly ran for president twice in the 1980s, laying the psychological and political groundwork for a more conventional Black Chicagoan, Barack Obama, to seize the office two decades later.