1971: The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced the formation of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity, later changed to ...

Abby Phillip joins TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford to unpack A Dream Deferred, Jesse Jackson’s legacy, and the state of Black ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son said Tuesday.

Eddie Murphy has such a knack for transforming into other characters that he once had Jesse Jackson totally fooled. In 1988's Coming to America, the Saturday Night Live star played several different ...

State-funded work came after Jonathan Jackson was paid as a $13,000-a-month consultant for JB Pritzker’s 2018 campaign for ...

Civil rights and Chicago icon Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged from a care facility and is resting at his home with his family. His son, Congressman Jonathan Jackson, called his father’s ...

Dr. Beasley was born in Fayette County in 1936 and was known for his advocacy for Black servicemembers that began while he ...

Dr. Joseph Beasley has died at 88 years old. Dr. Beasley was born to sharecroppers in Inman Georgia, south of Atlanta, and later served in the US Air Force. His long list accomplishments include his ...

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., seen in a recent television interview, has announced his bid to return to Illinois’s Second Congressional District. Credit: Screenshot/ABC 7 Chicago Chicago has a busy ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta civil rights activist known for advocating for Black servicemembers in the military and as well as economic equality, has died at 88.

Beasley worked tirelessly as an advocate for disenfranchised people, whether it was moving to change a Georgia state flag that incorporated the Confederate flag, working for equity in education or ...