Jesse Jackson

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November 28, 2012
OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...
September 19, 2012
Rev. Jesse Jackson added to his long list of diplomatic accomplishments this week by securing the release of two Americans…
September 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - During last week's Democratic National Convention Jackson told conservative outlet Human Events that he sees 'no problem'…
August 24, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - After Darrell Williams' brother was shot to death in 2009 in a Chicago neighborhood, his mother…
August 22, 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Chavis Carter's family hasn't accepted the official explanation for his death..
August 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Family and staffers to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. strongly refuted a New York Post report saying Rev.…
July 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said there is 'no timetable' as his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.,…
July 26, 2012
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is visiting Aurora to meet with theater shooting victims and renew his…
July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic House leaders on Wednesday joined colleagues and constituents in urging Rep. Jesse Jackson of Illinois, who…
June 20, 2012
OPINION - Is Jesse Jackson still relevant? And can he remain relevant in the age of Obama?...
April 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A letter, sent via the City of Sanford's official letter, and addressed to the city manager, decries…
April 19, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson says his Rainbow PUSH Coalition will organize to change…
April 4, 2012
Is Fox News really becoming more fair and balanced? In a surprising move, the conservative cable news network is hiring…
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…