The Sounds of Blackness inspirational choir sang at the Rev. Clay Evans gospel concert presented by Rainbow Push. They sang their classic “Optimistic” along with a
A host of politicians, business executives, influencers and dignitaries descended upon the Hyatt Regency hotel for the 26th annual PUSH Excel Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
After he witnessed his friend and mentor’s assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968, Jesse Louis Jackson became a minister.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, PUSH and community leaders gathered on Sunday, Dec. 6 to continue to protest the killing of Laquan McDonald, who died in October 2014 after
[jwplatform 0lOgBtN7] Activist Lamon, who is known for confronting police officers during community protests, spoke after the march down State Street in memory of Laquan McDonald. The
Photos by Melanie L. Brown Activists in Chicago joined forces downtown on the Magnificent Mile to shutdown holiday spending in protest of the alleged murder of
[jwplatform MPF4JW2s] Rev. Jesse Jackson, Brandon Johnson from the Chicago Teacher’s Union; and other activists chanted and prayed at the Water Tower in Chicago during
Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, died Monday morning at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina. She was 91.
[jwplatform u6lEHfCh] Ashley Jackson was once called a “miracle baby” by her mother, Karin Stanford, and now the daughter of legendary civil rights activist Rev.
Since 1975, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s PUSH Excel has promoted academic excellence by working with large corporations to create opportunities, transform the lives of students and improve
[jwplatform XUG3ERoH] Rev. Jesse Jackson reveals how Black youth and women can become more prominent in Silicon Valley at the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project
If you’ve been following the growing #blacklivesmatter protest movement over the last couple of months, you may have noticed that the publicly celebrated (and often ridiculed)
Google is being held to task. Rev. Jesse Jackson recently launched a campaign to diversify Silicon Valley by leading delegations to annual shareholder meetings at firms
Editor’s note: The following op-ed has not been edited and the opinions expressed are solely those of the writer. Our people tend to rally behind
Rev. Jesse Jackson (at podium), Arthur M. Brazier (seated, 2nd to the left). “When I came to Chicago in 1964, Saul Alinsky was organizing the
During the 14th annual Wall Street Project in New York, Rev. Jesse Jackson went after what he says is the source of long-running economic discrimination
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Harvey Weinstein has enlisted a group of civil rights leaders, including Rev. Jesse Jackson in his battle with Warner Bros. over the use of the title The Butler even as
The NAACP, “outraged” over the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial, is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice prosecute Zimmerman for shooting
During General Motors’ annual shareholders meeting in Detroit this past Thursday, Rev. Jesse Jackson was in attendance and had a few things to say. Jackson
