Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. ) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH.

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06 May 2017

The reviews of Donald Trump’s first 100 days have generally focused on his failures, flip-flops and follies. We’ve heard a lot about what he’s failed to...

16 April 2017

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03 January 2017

Confirmation hearings for Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, named by Donald Trump to be attorney general of the United States, will begin on Jan. 10, before Trump...

15 December 2016

 

The CIA conclusion that the Russians intervened in our elections in order...

22 September 2016

BY JESSE JACKSON
September 13, 2016

Are black voters so loyal to Democrats that their issues are ignored? Donald Trump suggests as much,...

22 August 2016

 

Now it is Milwaukee. On Saturday, a car with two African-American men was stopped for “suspicion.” The men fled, the policeman pursued, and the...

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