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How Jesse Jackson helped to make the term ‘African American’ mainstream

He saw it as a way to reflect the community’s heritage

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Trump makes shocking claims about Jesse Jackson and Obama in tribute to late civil rights leader

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., passed away at 84 after battling Parkinson's and progressive supranuclear palsy. US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to post a tribute to the late leader in a post that also made explosive claims about…

The Times of India · Feb 17

Project Salt: Anti-ICE protesters clog Target checkouts to purchase specific item after immigration raids

Demonstrators demanded that the retailer end its ‘collaboration’ with federal immigration authorities

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson was the living bridge between King and Obama

Jackson’s two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Share your tributes and memories of Jesse Jackson

We would like to hear your memories of the civil rights trailblazer – whether you met him or just valued his work

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Kamala Harris, Tyler Perry And More Post Tributes To Rev. Jesse Jackson After His Death At 84

The world has lost a true force for good.

Cinemablend · Feb 17

Jesse Jackson inspires children with rousing poem on Sesame Street in resurfaced clip

This is the moment that Jesse Jackson led children in a chant of his iconic “I Am Somebody” poem during an appearance on Sesame Street.

The Independent UK · Feb 17

‘There is no process’: Trump insiders admit they can’t keep up with the ‘chaos’ of his pardons

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles attempting to tighten access to the president over concern about ‘optics’ of his clemency orders, according to report

The Independent UK · Feb 17

United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies, aged 84

American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family. Jackson, who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s, was awarded the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit, in 2021 in recognition of his lifetime of activism.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17

Trump uses Jesse Jackson to take dig at ‘Barack Hussein Obama,’ whom the civil rights leader ‘could not stand’

Trump said ‘no other president’ had tried to pass criminal justice reform or long-term funding for historically Black colleges and universities, which was supported by Jackson

The Independent UK · Feb 17