2 days ago · Jackson’s Death Arrives at a Crucial Moment for Black Political Power There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black …

2 days ago · The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until the …

2 days ago · From the outset, however, Jackson’s chief political aspiration was to hold the party accountable to those he called “the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected, and …

2 days ago · Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and presidential candidate, dies at 84 His success in the 1984 and 1988 Democratic primaries ushered in a new era in Democratic Party politics.

2 days ago · The Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at the age of 84. The civil rights leader, minister, and protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. helped shape the modern Democratic Party.Abby …

2 days ago · Today, some political thinkers question whether a distinct “Southern politics” continues to exist. The l ife and career of Jesse Jackson reflect that place still matters – even for people ...

2 days ago · The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the world's best-known Black activists who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died at the age of 84. The icon of the Civil Rights Movement and …