Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination ...

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 ...

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Al Sharpton, Donald Trump and more react to death of the civil rights leader at the age of 84 ...

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

We were friends for almost fifty years since we met in 1977 at the 20th anniversary of the integration of Little Rock Central ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died at age 84. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told CNN that his ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has died at 84. See tributes from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and more here.

On the comedy program, Jackson paid tribute to famed author Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, who had recently passed ...

In statements and all over social media Tuesday morning, leaders and officials from across the Chicago area, Illinois, the ...

In statements and all over social media Tuesday morning, leaders and officials from across the Chicago area, Illinois, the U.S. and the world have been offering condolences, penning tributes and ...

Tributes to the Rev. Jesse Jackson poured in as news of his death was announced on Tuesday. The New York Times called Jackson ...

The civil rights icon, preacher, and political trailblazer spent more than six decades turning faith into action, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped American politics and kept hope alive.