Across six decades, Jesse Jackson transformed himself from a 6'3˝ college quarterback into a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson leaves behind a movement that lacks a single unifying leader, but his legacy of inclusion could help it carry on.

Jesse Jackson lies in repose in Chicago for a second day at his Rainbow-Push headquarters, as people honor and pay their respects to the late civil rights leader.

Thousands turned out on Thursday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as his casket lay in repose at Rainbow PUSH ...

Jackson died last week at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak in his later years.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's body will lie in state next Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse, Gov. Henry McMaster announced.

With the exception of a brief rift in 2008, the two publicly maintained mutual respect. A family representative told Snopes ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only ...

In the early hours of Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the Reverend Jesse Jackson left us at the age of 84. No one can claim shock at receiving the news, due to Jackson’s advanced years and the numerous ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and religious leader who advocated for social-justice causes around the world, has died at age 84.