In 1988, the Reverend Jesse Jackson ended his outsider campaign for president with a stirring speech for the history books: "We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson's children gave loving, personal, and often emotional eulogies Saturday at his private homegoing services at the Chicago headquarters of Rainbow PUSH, the social justice ...

Civil rights trailblazer and political groundbreaker Jesse Jackson went to his grave envying Barack Obama because he stole his dream of becoming the nation’s first Black president. Both men are ...

CHICAGO — A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who ...

CHICAGO -- A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who ...

new video loaded: Former Presidents Speak at Jesse Jackson’s Memorial transcript Barack Obama, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Bill Clinton were among the dozens of speakers at a public memorial for the late ...

A tribute meant to honor the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson included an unexpected moment when former President Joe Biden delivered a pointed remark to the crowd gathered in Chicago. According to the ...

Jesse Jackson Jr. took a not-so-subtle swipe at three former Democratic presidents who spoke at his father’s memorial service — Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden — saying they did not know the ...

Detroit Pistons Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas recalled growing up in the 1960s looking up to Jesse Jackson as a civil rights hero. “We had just come out of Jim Crow,” Thomas said. “When society was ...

The late reverend and civil rights icon died at the age of 84. Here’s what we know about his final months. Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who fought for equality alongside Martin Luther ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. The civil rights leader had a rare neurodegenerative disease. His family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition have released a new schedule ...