Rev. Jesse Jackson stands on Feb. 14, 2018 on the motel balcony in Memphis, Tenn. where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

He was there, in Memphis, with Martin Luther King Jr,, talking up to King on the balcony when the fatal shot rang out. He was there, months later, for the Poor People’s Campaign that King had ...

Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, and his aide Rev. Jesse Jackson are seen in Chicago, Aug. 19, 1966. Dr. King holds a Chicago Daily News paper with a headline that reads “City ...

“Hoops, Hopes & Dreams” may be a short film, but it has a lot of big ideas. At its core, it’s about how two leaders - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Obama - both made inroads in ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honored at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition annual Dr. King Breakfast at the United Club in Soldier Field in Chicago, Jan. 20, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several celebrations across the Chicago area have been commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One of those is an annual breakfast hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The 34th ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson – an eyewitness to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – launched this week's MLK50 commemoration with the language of Easter.

He was there, in Memphis, with Martin Luther King Jr, talking up to King on the balcony when the fatal shot rang out. He was there, months later, for the Poor People’s Campaign that King had ...

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson. We know the job’s not finished, that racism still flourishes, that voting rights are under assault ...

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson. We know the job’s not finished, that racism still flourishes, that voting rights are under assault ...

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson. We know the job’s not finished, that racism still flourishes, that voting rights are under assault ...