Rev. Jesse Jackson

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Kenosha Community Continues To March And Rally In Wake Of Jacob Blake's Shooting By Police
September 1, 2020
Jacob Blake’s family has spoken out against President Donald Trump’s visit to Kenosha and made clear they do not wish…
Diahann Carroll
October 4, 2019
Ava DuVernay, Sanaa Lathan, Reverend Jesse Jackson and more celebs pay tribute to legendary, trailblazing actress Diahann Carroll.
November 17, 2017
[griojw id=”fHSVB5O0″ playerid=””] CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he’s been seeking outpatient care for two years for
April 7, 2017
During a conference, Jesse Jackson criticized Latino-owned firms that submitted proposals for jobs building President Trump's proposed border wall.
February 29, 2016
SLIDESHOW - Regardless of who tops the list or gets overlooked, the overall point is that it's time for us…
September 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was…
May 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Reverend Jesse Jackson, head of the Rainbow Push Coalition held a news conference to demand international mobilization…
March 19, 2014
(AP) - Jackson's strategy borrows from the traditional civil rights era playbook of shaming companies to prod them into transformation...
January 17, 2014
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be among those honoring activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka at a wake…
January 7, 2014
OPINION - One thing that the thirtieth anniversary of his successful negotiation of U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Robert Goodman’s release…
September 27, 2013
HAVANA (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to Cuba Friday for talks with the island's religious leaders and said…
September 12, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Dante de Blasio, the teenage son of likely Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio,…
August 15, 2013
OPINION - With the imprisonment of former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin…
August 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson says it's been "an extraordinarily difficult time" for his family. He was…
August 1, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is standing by his comments that the state's struggle with the Trayvon…
July 31, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Florida Governor Rick Scott has called on civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson to apologize in light…
July 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Across the country, protesters rallied outside of federal courthouses, places where justice is served...
July 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Jesse Jackson encouraged Chicago residents to stay nonviolent in their protest of Zimmerman’s verdict...
June 27, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's agreed to help celebrity chef Paula Deen try to…
June 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, reacted with disappointment to Tuesday's Supreme Court decision striking down a…