From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on ...

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden will speak at a Chicago church as mourners pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

The City of Jackson honored civil rights activist Hezekiah Watkins by renaming a street after him on March 2, 2026. Watkins, ...

TUPELO — Civil rights leader and minister Jesse Jackson died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and fierce support for the Black community and all those underrepresented in government.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Congressman Bennie Thompson is remembering the life and legacy of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84 after a long-time battle with a severe ...

Florida’s Capital city is home to the Civil Rights Heritage Walk, which commemorates two major civil rights events in Tallahassee: the bus boycott of 1956 and the lunch counter sit-ins from 1960 to ...

The Canton Freedom House, a key site in the Civil Rights Movement, is the latest addition to the Mississippi Freedom Trail, according to news release from Visit Mississippi and the Mississippi ...

JACKSON MUNICIPAL LIBRARY. IN CANTON. THE UNVEILING OF A NEW MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL. VISIT MISSISSIPPI IN THE MISSISSIPPI, HUMANITIES COUNCIL UNVEILED THE MARKER YESTERDAY. IT’S HONORING THE CANTON ...

Wake up informed. Sign up for our free daily newsletter and join over 35,000 Mississippians who start their day with Mississippi Today. Curley Clark said he first became aware of the Rev. Jesse ...