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Project 21’s Message to Jesse Jackson: Stop Lying About the Voting Rights Act

*Conservative watchdog organization Project 21 has a bone to pick with Jesse Jackson over comments he made recently at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Pratt City, Alabama on February 7. Here is their response via a press release sent to EURweb by their spokesperson Judy Kent: *Washington, DC- Jesse Jackson’s false claim that a 2013 U.S. Supreme […]

Paris Jackson Details Her Final Moments With Grandfather, Joe Jackson

[…] ’s early commitment to his family, the world may have never experienced the musical gift of the Jackson 5 and the world’s greatest entertainer, Michael Jackson.” Rev. Jesse Jackson tweeted: “Joe Jackson, brother beloved, patriarch & creator of one of the most talented American musical dynasties. We will remember him as long as his family’s […]

Rev. Frederick Haynes III Takes Over Rainbow PUSH Coalition Leadership from Rev. Jesse Jackson | WATCH

[…] The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III became the president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Sunday (07-16-23), taking the helm from outgoing civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson. The official transfer of leadership took place with Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance during an event at the organization’s 57th annual conference. Haynes, 62, has […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease (VIDEO)

[…] run of bad luck. On the heels of being accused by Danielle Young, a journalist for The Root, of sexual harassment, just 11 days ago, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has learned and revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. The 76-year-old civil rights icon made the announcement in a statement on Friday. “For me, a Parkinson’s […]

Rev. Al Sharpton’s Statement on the Passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Mother Helen Burns Jackson

On Twitter, Jesse Jackson wrote: “My loving mother MrsHelenJackson has made her transition to be with God.” *If you haven’t heard, Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was 92. Rev. Jackson confirmed to TheAP that his mother died Monday morning in her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. She […]

NYC Mayor Eric L. Adams Pays Tribute to Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. During Wall Street Project Summit

Eric Adams & Jesse Jackson (Gearal Peart) *NEW YORK, NY – The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund hosted day one of its 25th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit, on Monday, March 21 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The Summit kicked off with the Labor & Ministers Breakfast, hosted by legendary Radio and […]

Jesse Jackson: ‘Trump Threatens 50 Years of Civil Rights’ – Jackson’s Critics Call Him a ‘Maggot’

*The Reverend Jesse Jackson has been at the forefront of the civil rights movement for over 50 years. Well, kinda.  He stood next to MLK as he was gunned down in 1968, having been one of his closest advisers and mentees.  Twenty years later, Jackson vied for the Democratic presidential nomination, helping to lay the […]

Jonathan Jackson (Jesse’s Son) Announces Intent to Run for Chicago Congressional Seat | WATCH

*CHICAGO – Jonathan Jackson, the middle son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline Jackson, has announced his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 1st congressional district. His formal announcement will follow shortly. “I have been fighting for working people my entire life and am dedicated to social and economic […]

Jesse jackson on SiriusXM re: Joe Biden: ‘We Begged Him to Support Anita Hill & He supported Clarence Thomas’

SiriusXM host Clay Cane and Jesse Jackson *Yesterday, Rev. Jesse Jackson stopped by SiriusXM Headquarters in New York City to sit down with host Clay Cane of “The Clay Cane Show” to promote his new book ‘Keeping Hope Alive’ which is available for purchase in stores and online. Rev. Jackson told Clay how he hasn’t […]

Jesse Jackson Accused of Groping Journalist from The Root

Danielle Young and Jesse Jackson (Danielle Young/The Root) *A writer and producer for The Root has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against the Rev. Jesse Jackson that she says took place at a prior place of employment, a “popular” media company. Danielle Young, in an article titled “Don’t Let the Smile Fool You. I’m […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After falling Down at Howard University

Jesse Jackson / SiriusXM *Unfortunately Jesse Jackson Sr. is back in the hospital, but this time it’s not COVID related. He was hospitalized on Monday after he fell and hit his head while meeting with student protesters at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Jackson was at a town meeting with Howard President Wayne A.I. […]

Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson to Step Down As Rainbow PUSH Coalition President | VIDEOs

*(CNN) — Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the international human and civil rights organization he founded. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., formed Operation People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) in 1971. It was later renamed […]

An Open Letter to Jessie Jackson: Rev, You Know the Jussie Smollett Story is Not Right

Jussie Smollett *The following is an open letter to Jesse Jackson about Jussie Smollett from Robert Oliver, a San Diego based journalist and an IT professional, which he says taught him to look at all angles and ask questions. “And being a former taxi driver there made me familiar with the nooks and crannies of […]

Jesse Jackson Jr. to Be Released From Prison Today

*After serving a two and half year prison sentence, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy says former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will be released from federal prison today (March 26). Kennedy, a mental health advocate, spoke to USA Today and confirmed that Jackson will spend the rest of his sentence in a halfway house in Washington D.C. […]

VIDEO: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife ‘Responding Positively’ to COVID-19 Treatment, Says Son

Jacqueline JacksonJesse Jackson / Getty *Reverend Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline, remain hospitalized with COVID-19 Monday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Their son, Jonathan Jackson, shared an update on his parents’ condition Sunday with Chicago’s ABC7. “She had been real lethargic with flu-like symptoms went to the hospital Friday,” he said. “Then it […]
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