Slideshow: theGrio's week in review 2/21 – 2/27
Sharpton vs. Smiley, Obama vs. Republicans and Paterson vs. the polls. These are theGrio's highlight's from the week that was...
Why Obama should reconcile with Rev. Jesse Jackson
OPINION - President Obama should embrace the legacy and wisdom of Rev. Jackson--and so should the rest of us...
Rev. Jackson calls Oregon police shooting an execution
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - The prominent civil rights leader criticized plans to allow an officer who shot an unarmed black man to return to regular duty this week...
Census Bureau pushes to make sure minorities are counted
VIDEO - Historically, the census has undercounted minorities, especially African-Americans and Hispanics, living in big cities...
Jesse Jackson grades Obama, weighs in on Tiger Woods (VIDEO)
VIDEO - Rev. Jesse Jackson continues to push President Barack Obama to make black unemployment more of a priority in his administration...
Has Obama abandoned blacks?
Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson, and other activists talk to Lloyd Grove about disappointment in the African-American community with the president's first year. Danny Glover heaved a sigh when I asked him recently what he thought of President Obama's performance so far...
Jesse Jackson's race-baiting is doing the president no favor
OPINION - Recent remarks made by Rev. Jesse Jackson not only have a chilling effect on public discourse, they also undermine the concept...
Jesse Jackson: 'You can't vote against health care and call yourself a black man'
FROM THE HILL
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature health ca…
Jesse Jackson escorts kids to school after beating death
CHICAGO (AP) - After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side...
Al Sharpton speaks with theGrio about Rush Limbaugh's NFL bid for St. Louis Rams
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are attacking a bid by Rush Limbaugh...
