Rev. Jesse Jackson

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August 23, 2011

Black lawmakers target high urban unemployment

MIAMI (AP) - The mounting frustration over jobs is beginning to have political repercussions in the black community...
August 1, 2011

Obama is the prime target in debt ceiling blame game

OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
July 30, 2011

Rev. Jackson: Obama should have been 'tougher' with GOP

"He has a propensity to be trusting, on the side of reconciliation," the veteran civil-rights activist told POLITICO...
May 3, 2011

Rev. Jackson: Osama's death 'huge psychological victory'

Osama bin Laden didn't discriminate when it came to the bloody work of terrorism. He was an equal opportunity killer...
April 15, 2011

Why our love-hate relationship with Rev. Jackson isn't over

OPINION - Check the entry for 'shortcomings' in the dictionary and you'll almost certainly find Rev. Jackson's photo...
April 14, 2011

Gay ex-employee alleges sexual harassment, bias by Rev. Jackson and staff

theGRIO REPORT - The complaint was filed against Jackson and Rainbow PUSH in early 2010 by Tommy R. Bennett, an…
April 14, 2011

Slideshow: Rev. Jesse Jackson's top 10 most controversial moments

SLIDESHOW - Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson is no stranger to controversy. The following are his most infamous moments…
March 7, 2011

Marchers mark 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma

SELMA, Alabama (AP) - Thousands of marchers marked the 46th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" voting rights confrontation in Selma...
February 21, 2011

Slideshow: US presidents and the black leaders who moved them

SLIDESHOW - Throughout history, African-Americans have often provided critical insight, especially as it pertains to race relations, for presidents of…
February 11, 2011

Aretha attends Pistons game with Rev. Jackson

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Queen of Soul came out to watch King James -- and Dwyane Wade, too...
January 17, 2011

Is Sharpton the closest thing we have to a King?

OPINION - Sharpton has proven that black leadership is useful and even necessary on the outside, even when the most…
January 14, 2011

Jackson: Don’t use MLK Day to make up snow days

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "For that day, so many have died. For that day, so many have marched. So many…
December 23, 2010

Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 12/20-12/26

SLIDESHOW - Motown was founded, Michael Jackson denied child molestation allegations and the Godfather of Soul died; this is an…
December 8, 2010

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Aretha is 'recovering very well'

DETROIT (AP) - Jackson said that he's visited with the legendary singer four or five times recently, including a few…
November 2, 2010

Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for Africa reconstruction plan

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Jackson later acknowledged such a plan would require accountability, especially in Nigeria, the continent's most populous…
October 26, 2010

Jackson Jr. says he won’t run for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO (AP) - Jackson has been dogged by links to the corruption case of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his…