The civil rights activist and presidential candidate made LGBTQ+ rights central to Democratic politics.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real. A son of ...

Mr Obama said the civil rights leader's own campaigns "laid the foundation" for him to be the first African-American in the ...

What Anthony Kim and Tiger Woods once had in common was that the longer they were away from golf, the more their legend grew.

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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 led the U.S. Civil Rights ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, two works offer valuable, fresh views of the American Revolution.

Newsom brings a lot of personal and political baggage to an electorate that is looking for a candidate with authenticity and principles.

Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, left a rich legacy. Spokesman for the poor, the striving and the minority American ...

Tyson Fury claims he will have no trainer for his comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov. The two-time heavyweight world champion will come out of retirement on 11 April after a year-long spell ...

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died aged 84 on Tuesday morning surrounded by relatives, according to a statement ...