With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...

Our beloved mother, Patricia Ann Payne of Henrico County, Virginia, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at home. Born on April 30, 1946, in Albemarle County, she was the daughter of the ...

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of ...

Three former presidents will speak in Chicago as thousands gather to honor civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring people.

*The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, was celebrated Friday (03-06-26) by thousands of mourners and three former presidents during a powerful ...

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring ...

Bishop Timothy McDonnell, who governed the Diocese of Springfield amid the fallout of the priest sex-abuse scandal and a period of parish consolidation, died Thursday. He was 88.

Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody." ...

Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is among the singers performing at a memorial for the civil rights leader who died last month.