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Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress

Salon · Feb 17

United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies, aged 84

American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family. Jackson, who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s, was awarded the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit, in 2021 in recognition of his lifetime of activism.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson obituary

One of the US’s most prominent civil rights leaders who was a protege of Martin Luther King and a presidential hopeful

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Ex-fireman left struggling to walk after catching rare disease on nightmare holiday

Charles Jackson, 69, was left almost unable to walk after taking a trip to Cyprus and now he has launched legal action against his travel operator three years on from the horror holiday

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022

Pastors sue AME Church over missing retirement funds

Retired pastors have filed at least two federal lawsuits in recent weeks against the African Methodist Episcopal Church along with several subsidiaries and financial firms the church used, alleging tens of millions of dollars from a pension fund were mismanaged and missing

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Special election to be held for Connecticut House District 5 on March 1

The special general election for the District 5 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives is on March 1. Maryam Khan (D), Charles Jackson (R, Independent Party), Dean Jones (independent), and Lawrence Jaggon (independent) are competing in the special election. The deadline for parties to nominate candidates passed on Jan.…

Ballotpedia · Feb 7, 2022