One race equity expert called the president's remarks "petty, unpresidential and disrespectful to Jackson’s legacy." ...

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for ...

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".

Jackson didn’t just pave the way for Barack Obama. He envisioned a Democratic coalition and a policy agenda that were ahead ...

Comments from Rev. Jesse Jackson about Donald Trump have resurfaced following renewed attention on their long and often ...

It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to spend as much time as possible with the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.

The late Jesse Jackson twice sought the Democratic nomination for president – and though he fell short in 1984 and 1988, his insurgent campaigns reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for ...

Jesse Louis Jackson, one of the foremost figures in the civil rights movement, passed away at the age of 84. Three Democrat Presidents, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, led the way in ...

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, a civil rights legend, passed away, mourning by leaders including Barack Obama, who honoured ...

President Donald Trump issued a statement Tuesday on the death of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson that included ...

Jesse Jackson widened what "possible" meant, writes Imari K. Paris Jeffires. "He proved that a Black presidential candidacy could be a serious campaign that competed across regions and issues. That ...

During a visit to Zimbabwe in 1989, Jesse Jackson was walking down the dirt trail leading to Victoria Falls when a group of three African men hunkered in the shade of a scrubby tree stood up to point ...