Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals. “If I can become president,” said Jackson, who ...

Jesse Jackson widened what "possible" meant, writes Imari K. Paris Jeffires. "He proved that a Black presidential candidacy could be a serious campaign that competed across regions and issues. That ...

California Legislature passes resolutions condemning Trump's racist social media post depicting Obamas as apes. Lawmakers stress need for apology.

Barack and Michelle Obama have two adult daughters, Malia and Sasha. Here's everything to know about their lives today, years ...

On the comedy program, Jackson paid tribute to famed author Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, who had recently passed ...

The U.S. and Iran held indirect talks in Geneva, with little clear indication of compromise as the Trump administration masses a battle force in the Middle East.

An intense and at times vitriolic debate erupted on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives Tuesday over a bill (HB 919) that could result in a more than $5 million tab to rename Palm Beach ...

Sasha Obama grew up in the most public of spotlights, but Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's daughter has been leading as normal a life as possible since moving out of the White House.

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and ...

“From Martin Luther King to Barack Obama, there’s a bridge called Jesse Jackson,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said. Jackson, a ...

UChicago scholars contribute interviews of those who knew Barack and Michelle Obama during their time in Chicago ...

President Trump used the death of civil right activist Jesse Jackson to take a cheap shot at former President Barack ...