Jesse Jackson

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April 2, 2012
VIDEO - Skylar Turner was born with half a heart. First diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at 20 weeks,…
March 26, 2012
EATONVILLE, Florida (AP) - Wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one that Trayvon Martin wore on the night he was…
March 21, 2012
GENEVA (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he is working to lead a delegation of religious figures to Syria…
March 14, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Rep. Donald Payne was a modest man who favored quiet persuasion over bombast, qualities that didn't…
March 7, 2012
theGRIO REPOT - With the passing of New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, America has lost a piece of black political…
March 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr and others…
March 6, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Rush Limbaugh is known for pushing the envelope on offensive rhetoric. Calling Sandra Fluke a 'slut' and a…
February 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Michigan could give Rick Santorum a boost similar to the one it gave Rev. Jesse Jackson nearly…
February 26, 2012
SLIDESHOW - As we gear up for the awards tonight, and anticipate The Help's success, theGrio is looking back at…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Bonita Carr, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Chicago's South Side neighborhood…
January 27, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's…
January 25, 2012
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling on progressive activists to use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as inspiration when protesting…
December 23, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined religious and civil rights leaders Thursday to…
October 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - At an event in support of Cain, conservative activist Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani, described the Democrats as a…
October 18, 2011
A heated confrontation Monday night between Occupy Wall Street protesters and the NYPD was defused through the help of some…
September 26, 2011
VIDEO - Jackson believes, "Every child in school should have reading glasses, hearing assistance and dental care right now. A…
September 26, 2011
OPINION - Obama represents a different mode of dealing with race -- one that author Toure calls 'post-black,' but which…
August 18, 2011
HUFFINGTON POST - During an appearance on Fox News' 'The O'Reilly Factor,' West said black Democrats have consistently failed to…
August 8, 2011
Jesse Jackson outlined his severe disappointment with President Obama's service to the African-American community...
July 12, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging baseball's all-stars to speak out against the Arizona immigration law, saying…