1992-2000 – Hosts “Both Sides with Jesse Jackson” on CNN. ... Jackson is discharged from the hospital after falling and hitting his head on November 1 while attending a meeting at Howard ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson has sent a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to pardon his son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and his former daughter-in-law, former Ald. Sandi Jackson.

CHICAGO - Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. is asking President Joe Biden to issue a full pardon for his son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., and his ex-daughter-in-law, former Chicago Alderwoman ...

Jesse Jackson, slowed at 82, is still showing up and keeping hope alive. The civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate did not speak at this week’s Democratic convention, but he ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Operation PUSH, pokes a finger at Benjamin Bradlee, executive editor of the Washington Post, as they discuss issues on the floor of Madison Square Garden on July 13 ...

Jesse Jackson's life and activism reflect the ongoing impact of Southern politics on American elections. His story is a testament to the enduring power of the civil rights movement.

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody ...

Jesse Jackson ran for president in 1984. A little over a decade after Rep. Shirley Chisholm ran for the White House in 1972, the first Black woman to run a national campaign for the Democratic ...

Bernie Sanders, Al Sharpton and half a dozen House members lavished praise on Jesse Jackson, the ailing civil rights and Democratic Party icon.