"Over 40% of African Americans can chase their roots back to Charleston, South Carolina, watch that germinate into amazing leaders all over the state, across the last three centuries is something special," said Steve Benjamin, the first Black mayor of Columbia, South Carolina.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy.

A 33-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the death of an Uber Eats driver who was fatally struck during a carjacking earlier this week on Chicago’s West Side. On Wednesday, Montoya Perry of Maywood appeared in court for a detention hearing, where a judge ordered her to remain behind bars pending trial.

Having covered the Rev. Jesse Jackson for more than a half-century, I have an insider’s understanding of why thousands of people lined up to wait patiently last week in Chicago to pay their final respects to the departed civil rights icon.

Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's life and legacy were celebrated at an emotional funeral service in Columbia, South Carolina.

Over a decade after finishing a stint in federal prison for a campaign finance scandal, Jesse Jackson Jr. says he has learned his lesson and wants that old seat back.