Jesse Jackson

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August 24, 2010
VIDEO - Rev. Jackson's objectives are to have Congress end the wars in the Middle East and redirect funds toward…
July 26, 2010
Why the indefatigable Al Sharpton still has work to do. And what his evolution tells us about race and politics…
July 14, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The black leaders spoke Wednesday to reporters in Kansas City at the annual convention of…
July 13, 2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern said it was OK for Gilbert to express his disappointment, but some of…
July 12, 2010
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert says he "strongly" disagrees with Jesse Jackson's criticism of his recent comments about…
July 12, 2010
OPINION - Rev. Jesse Jackson is right when he says that LeBron James is seen as a piece of property…
July 11, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sees LeBron James as a 'runaway slave'...
April 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government may challenge Arizona's new law on immigration...
April 17, 2010
OPINION - They don't get together to talk about what will make the world a better place, they actually get…
April 9, 2010
Now deceased J. Bruce Llewellyn was one of the nation's richest African-Americans, with a personal wealth estimated at times to…
April 8, 2010
Rainbow PUSH, Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging food service giant YUM! Brands, the owner of KFC and others food chains,…
March 24, 2010
VIDEO - Jesse Jackson reacts to the National Urban League's the State of Black America report that was released today...
March 9, 2010
Who among these influential African-Americans support the president or challenge him the most?...
February 26, 2010
Sharpton vs. Smiley, Obama vs. Republicans and Paterson vs. the polls. These are theGrio's highlight's from the week that was...
February 23, 2010
OPINION - President Obama should embrace the legacy and wisdom of Rev. Jackson--and so should the rest of us...
February 17, 2010
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - The prominent civil rights leader criticized plans to allow an officer who shot an unarmed black…
December 17, 2009
VIDEO - Historically, the census has undercounted minorities, especially African-Americans and Hispanics, living in big cities...
December 16, 2009
VIDEO - Rev. Jesse Jackson continues to push President Barack Obama to make black unemployment more of a priority in…
December 16, 2009
Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson, and other activists talk to Lloyd Grove about disappointment in the African-American community with the president's…
November 20, 2009
OPINION - Recent remarks made by Rev. Jesse Jackson not only have a chilling effect on public discourse, they also…