CHICAGO(AP) — From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. gave an emotional tribute Wednesday honoring the ...

Scenes from the 2014 Commencement Convocation on Saturday, May 3. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. was the keynote speaker and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree. TY GREENLEES / STAFF ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Virginia on Saturday in honor of the life of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Governor Abigail Spanberger ordered that the flags be flown at ...

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at ...

Many in America watched the parade of luminaries give speeches at the Friday memorial service for the late, iconic civil rights leader and activist, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Jackson Sr. died on ...

Clergy of many faiths, labor leaders, elected officials and community members gathered in Oakland on Friday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights giant whose fight for justice touched ...

A Wreath Memorial Ceremony commemorating the life and birthplace of the Rev. Jesse Jackson took place at the intersection of Haynie and Augusta Street on March 6. Jackson died at the age of 84 on Feb.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Rainbow PUSH announced Thursday that Yusef Jackson, son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., had been appointed president and CEO of the organization. The organization was founded by ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-26th District) has filed a House Joint Resolution to name the Cook County stretch of I-57 Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Expressway. Buckner said on social media ...