The Latest Breaking News from Jesse Jackson

The long-time civil rights leader is stepping down from the organization he founded in 1971. Jackson, who will turn 82 in October, has remained active in civil rights despite health setbacks.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971

Jackson founded Operation PUSH in 1971. The Rainbow Coalition, which grew out of his 1984 presidential campaign, merged with PUSH in 1996.

Kamala Harris will also headline a fundraiser to benefit the Biden/Harris re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

Belafonte, the singer-actor-activist who died Tuesday at 96, left a legacy that went beyond the entertainment world — he was a fierce advocate for civil rights.

Kath Lavery has been involved since its inception in 2004

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The comedy of Mel Brooks might as well be its own genre. It’s broad. It’s irreverent. It’s giddily absurd. And no more so than in the 1981 movie “History of the World, Part I,” wherein various events on the human timeline are filtered through this winking sensibility, transforming something like…

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Seven of the nine mayoral hopefuls were also asked about their plans to address lead pipes and the concentration of red light cameras in Black and Brown neighborhoods.

In February 2003, 1.5 million people protested in London against the looming conflict. They didn’t stop the war… but their legacy still looms large