Rev. Jesse Jackson

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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 5, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from 'physical and emotional ailments' that require extended in-patient treatment,…
June 20, 2012
OPINION - Is Jesse Jackson still relevant? And can he remain relevant in the age of Obama?...
June 13, 2012
Rev. Jackson will lead the marches across the nation this weekend against the increase of murders the African-American communities...
April 19, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson says his Rainbow PUSH Coalition will organize to change…
April 18, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Southern Baptist leader apologized this week for any hurt caused by explosive remarks accusing President…
April 15, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm condemns the response of many black…
April 13, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two men accused of going on a shooting spree that terrorized Tulsa's predominantly black north side…
April 8, 2012
Hal Uhrig, the high profile attorney of Trayvon Martin's shooter -- George Zimmerman is going on the offensive...
March 27, 2012
VIDEO - Joe Oliver, a friend of George Zimmerman's, defends audio which appears to contain the Trayvon Martin shooter's use…
March 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - theGrio speaks with Joe Oliver, a friend and defender of George Zimmerman who also happens to be…
February 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Through music, scripture and song, Don Cornelius was remembered Thursday as the man who elevated black…
January 16, 2012
VIDEO - In this archival footage President Ronald Reagan officially makes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday...
November 7, 2011
ABC - Jackson met with religious and organization leaders for breakfast at RainbowPUSH headquarters on Chicago's South Side to discuss…
August 24, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - With Lewis leaning on his shovel, and Jackson and Young leaning on each other, they wept for…
August 23, 2011
MIAMI (AP) - The mounting frustration over jobs is beginning to have political repercussions in the black community...
August 1, 2011
OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
July 30, 2011
"He has a propensity to be trusting, on the side of reconciliation," the veteran civil-rights activist told POLITICO...
May 3, 2011
Osama bin Laden didn't discriminate when it came to the bloody work of terrorism. He was an equal opportunity killer...