Following the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson last week, Premiere Networks has announced that his nationally syndicated Sunday news and public affairs program Keep Hope Alive will continue under the ...

The first time I met the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., I had been invited to speak at the Capitol at an event hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus on the role of race in U.S. culture. The 2009 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson left an indelible mark on American history, but for many in South Carolina, his impact is deeply personal. From college campuses to presidential campaigns ...

I am who I am today in part because of a speech I heard in fifth grade at Matthew A. Henson Elementary School in Baltimore. It was 1970, and the auditorium was full of little Black boys and girls, ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. Jesse Jackson, his 26-year-old protégé, was there. Photos and videos from that era show ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- People across North Carolina are remembering civil rights icon Jesse Jackson for his undeniable impact and trailblazing spirit. Former Congresswoman Eva Clayton remembers the ...

(AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Tuesday urged the public to “keep hope alive,” echoing the words of the Rev. Jesse Jackson hours after his ...

Reaction is pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential ...

Obit Jesse Jackson FILE - Coretta Scott King holds hands while singing with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Christine Farris, the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as they parade on Peachtree Street ...

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. are vowing to ‘keep hope alive’ in honor of his legacy. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday.