Hundreds ignore the cold and wind on a march from the Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue to Trump Tower. They call on ICE to cease operations in Chicago and other cities and for the U.S. to ...

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH ...

Fifth graders from a D.C. elementary school walked in Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps at the Lincoln Memorial and recited ...

Melanie Levesque, New Hampshire’s first Black state senator, receives an award at the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition's 44th annual MLK Day Community Celebration at Manchester Memorial High School.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After facing criticism from some civil rights groups for not initially recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...

In October 1975, the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke about civil rights, Black history and the importance of voting during the annual NAACP state convention in downtown. He ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated ...

Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day combine for a weekend full of parades, parties, concerts and family activities.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's life was tied tightly to the city of Chicago and its people going back to when he first arrived in ...