Chicago remembers Harold Washington's legacy

Renita D. Young

theGRIO REPORT - As Chicagoans mark the 30th anniversary of its first African-American mayor Harold Washington’s inauguration on April 29, the effects of his rule and the movement that put him in office could still be felt across the country...

Which leaders speak for black America?

David A. Love

OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...

Rev. Jesse Jackson to attend Hugo Chavez funeral

theGrio

NBC CHICAGO - Of all the people attending Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday in Caracas, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is among them.

Where does Jesse Jackson's family go from here?

David A. Love

OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from here?...

Rev. Jesse Jackson says son under medical supervision

Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles with bipolar disorder 'compounded by the stresses' of his legal troubles...

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife charged in federal cases

Pete Yost, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms...

Emmett Till’s family reacts to Lil Wayne lyric

Chris Talbott, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen...

Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric offends, gets pulled by Epic label

Chris Talbott, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Epic Records says it is making "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix with a vulgar Lil Wayne lyric that has offended the family of a black U.S. teenager whose murder in the 1950s for whistling at a white woman helped to change the national conversation on race...

Protestors call on Obama to address Chicago gun violence

NBC Chicago

NBC CHICAGO - The cousin of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student shot to death this week says the most important thing for her family is bringing the killer to justice...

Jesse Jackson's 'Wall Street' summit promises economic justice

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

SLIDESHOW - The goal of the Wall Street Project Economic Summit is to remove obstacles blacks and others from urban centers have when seeking capital and investment...