Both organizations were founded by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago ...

A Dallas pastor has resigned as CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights group founded by the Rev. Jesse ... attention of Jackson, a protege of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who ...

CHICAGO — Days before the nation commemorates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin ... Rev. Jesse Jackson and former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. “I know when we think about Dr. King ...

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...

the Chicago-based human-rights nonprofit founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration" will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at Monumental Baptist Church ...

WORCESTER ― Forty years after activists first gathered in Worcester to honor the work and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King ... use of nonviolence. Jackson said that King, one of the most ...

Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965.

This weekend, celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy ... 📚 Day of Service and Learning Join the Rev. Jesse Jackson for a day of community service including interactive art activities ...