Jesse Jackson

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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17 July 2013
Investigate the racial context behind Martin's death
Jesse Jackson
If Trayvon Martin were not a young black male, he would be alive today. Despite the verdict, it's clear that George Zimmerman would never have confronted a...
09 July 2013
An economic divide is growing in our cities
Jesse Jackson
What is the plan for our nation’s cities? Are they simply to simmer with a growing divide between the affluent financial district and the impoverished slums?...
27 June 2013
On race, Supreme Court is out of touch
Jesse Jackson
In its decision Monday on affirmative action, the Supreme Court punted. It reviewed the University of Texas affirmative action program — in which race is...
18 June 2013
Inner cities need disaster relief, too
Jesse Jackson
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago on disaster recovery in the wake of...
06 June 2013
Obama must see Africa in new light
Jesse Jackson
When President Obama and the first lady travel to Africa at the end of this month, they will receive a rapturous greeting. The president’s deep roots in Kenya...
29 May 2013
Recovery? Not for the common people
Jesse Jackson
Without vision, the Bible teaches, the people perish. And in Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Newark and cities across the country, the people are perishing.
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