Rev. Jesse Jackson

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March 27, 2013
OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
March 8, 2013
NBC CHICAGO - Of all the people attending Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday in Caracas, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is among…
February 21, 2013
OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from…
February 19, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles…
February 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal…
February 14, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it…
February 14, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Epic Records says it is making "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix with…
February 4, 2013
NBC CHICAGO - The cousin of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student shot to death this week says the most important…
January 30, 2013
SLIDESHOW - The goal of the Wall Street Project Economic Summit is to remove obstacles blacks and others from urban…
November 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - At 71, he still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks extemporaneously on issues from voting rights to…
November 28, 2012
OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...
October 25, 2012
  FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he joined workers at a northern Illinois plant that’s slated to
October 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When the Congressman will return to work 'has not yet been determined,' the elder Jackson said...
October 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - George McGovern is far too often ridiculed for his landslide presidential defeat forty years ago. But he…
October 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Just days after Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. was accused of misusing campaign money and drinking with women…
September 19, 2012
Rev. Jesse Jackson added to his long list of diplomatic accomplishments this week by securing the release of two Americans…
September 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis and school board president David Vitale showed optimistic signs that an…
September 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - During last week's Democratic National Convention Jackson told conservative outlet Human Events that he sees 'no problem'…
September 9, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he expects his congressman son to take his time in getting back…
August 22, 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Chavis Carter's family hasn't accepted the official explanation for his death..