The Latest Breaking News from Jesse Jackson

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leaders, reflects on first year in Congress

“You have to believe that peace is possible,” says the freshman Democrat and Foreign Affairs Committee member, who has called for a cease-fire.

Roll Call · Dec 15, 2023

Marshall 'Major' Taylor - cycling's first Black world champion - could receive a Congressional Medal, 92 years after his death

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, U.S. Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-01) is introducing a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor –cycling's first Black world champion– in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model and equal rights advocate.

Cycling Weekly · Dec 6, 2023

The Chemical Brothers: ‘We played on top of a toilet block with sequencers on the loo’

As they head out on tour and publish a visual memoir, the dance duo answer your questions on their greatest gig, courting Kate Bush and Bob Dylan, and dismaying Björk with slap bass

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Civil rights trailblazer, mentor, friend: Rev. Jesse Jackson is all of those

Jackson has retired, but his longtime fight for voting rights, economic justice and racial equality have left an indelible mark on our nation, Marc Morial writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

Tony Bennett left his heart in Chicago, too

Mention Chicago during the course of a conversation (or two or three) with Bennett, and his seemingly omnipresent smile would grow even larger. His love for the Windy City ran deep.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023

Picture Chicago: 12 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Former Northwestern athletes went public with allegations of widespread hazing in the school’s athletic program, the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced he will step down as president of Rainbow PUSH, and this week’s $1 billion Powerball jackpot was the seventh highest in U.S. history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson praises Jackson in PUSH keynote, says ‘I am not here’ without him

If not for the trail blazed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the retiring, longtime leader of Rainbow PUSH, Johnson said, he would not be mayor of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2023

Leonard Greene: Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

Biden Praises Jesse Jackson’s Legacy, Ignoring History Of Anti-Jewish Remarks

President Biden hails Jackson as a leader, despite controversial statements on Jews

Zenger · Jul 17, 2023

‘Fighter for freedom’: Kamala Harris praises legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention

Vice President Harris said that when she was in law school in the 1980s, she had a ‘Jesse Jackson for President’ bumper sticker on her car.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2023