Happy Birthday Rev. #Jesse Jackson! He turns 74 today! We pray that Rev. Jackson celebrates many more birthdays to come! Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Jesse Jackson Facts 1: Parents Jesse Jackson was not from a rich family. His father was only a cotton grader named Noah Robinson. His […]
In a press conference, Jesse Jackson told community leaders and media that he plans to expand his organization, the Rainbow Push Coalition. Jackson spoke with Sen. Karl Allen at the Springfield Baptist Church Tuesday morning. He talked about wanting a black and white coalition to work together to make healthcare and education more affordable […]
Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother, Helen Burns Jackson, died in a Greenville, South Carolina, hospital on Monday, according to Jackson and a family friend. She was 91. “My loving mother … has made her transition to be with God,” Jackson wrote on Twitter along with a picture of the two of them in […]
*Ashley Jackson, the fifteen year old Love-child of Reverend Jesse Jackson and Dr. Karin Stanford, has posted a sneak-peek of her music on her Facebook page under the name “AJae.” Miss Jackson is said to be more than just a triple threat. She considers herself one who can do it all: she sings, raps, writes music, acts, […]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is visiting Aurora to meet with theater shooting victims and renew his call for a ban on assault weapons. Jackson visited the apartment building of James Holmes, who is accused in the mass shooting, and said Thursday it shouldn’t be legal for someone to be able to arm himself more heavily […]
Jesse Jackson wants to inspire men to claim back their sons, nephews, uncles, cousins from the violence. Understanding as he does the depth of this problem, Jackson has to know that it will not be solved easily — or quickly. He sees the roots of this racial fratricide as crowded neighborhoods, high unemployment, bad schools, […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson will celebrate 70 years of life, family, victories, losses and his unyielding desire to serve his local community, state, nation and world through all circumstances, at this year’s Rainbow PUSH Citizenship Education Fund awards dinner this Friday, November 11, 6pm at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. “We’ve come full […]
It was 1968, not long after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., when a young Jesse Jackson, still emotionally devastated by his mentor’s death, stood amid a crowded tent city. People here were desperate for food, shelter and security. Jackson, who was 27 at the time, had committed himself to continuing King’s […]
It was 1968, not long after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., when a young Jesse Jackson, still emotionally devastated by his mentor’s death, stood amid a crowded tent city. People here were desperate for food, shelter and security. Jackson, who was 27 at the time, had committed himself to continuing King’s […]
The public still doesn’t know what’s ailing Aretha Franklin, but she’s “recovering and her spirits are high” after surgery for the undisclosed health issue, according to her friend, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. “She’s doing very well. She’s very prayerful. She’s a woman full of deep religious faith,” Jackson was quoted as telling the Detroit […]
The public still doesn’t know what’s ailing Aretha Franklin, but she’s “recovering and her spirits are high” after surgery for the undisclosed health issue, according to her friend, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. “She’s doing very well. She’s very prayerful. She’s a woman full of deep religious faith,” Jackson was quoted as telling the Detroit […]
