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Aug 22, 2021 · The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, were being treated at a Chicago hospital Saturday after they were diagnosed with Covid-19, their representatives said in a statement. The Rainbow ...
Feb 7, 2021 · Jackson, a two-time Democratic presidential candidate, is an icon of the civil rights movement and worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. His son Jesse Jr. is a former US congressman who ...
Oct 1, 2021 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth joins Rev. Jesse Jackson as they lead a Juneteenth march through the Loop on June 19, 2021. Rev. Jesse Jackson in his office at Operation PUSH National Headquarters on Sept. 29…
Jul 14, 2023 · FILE - Jesse Jackson, center ,founder of Rainbow PUSH and NAACP president Kweisi Mfume, right, join hands as they arrive at Greenville County Square for a rally in a Dignity Day march, May 17, 2003, in Greenville, S.C. Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971.
Jul 21, 2023 · 7 min. CHICAGO — It was a celebration of life enjoyed by the celebrated. The Rainbow Push Coalition’s convention in Chicago honored the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, its ailing, retiring, but engaged ...
Aug 23, 2023 · The Rev. Jesse Jackson joins other community leaders in 2022 to call on the city of Chicago to take measures to curtail violent crime. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was present during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. While many have focused on the “dream ...
Jul 14, 2023 · CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son’s congressional office said Friday.
