Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson had an unpleasant encounter with a few Ferguson protesters who told the civil rights leader that they hadn’t seen him marching…
Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Operation PUSH organization, now known as the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition have staged several boycotts against major businesses based on their lack…
Jesse Jackson Sr., called in and talked about the mental state of his incarcerated son, Jesse Jackson, Jr. The former Congressman entered federal prison in North…
Love, peace and soul was the ‘Soul Train’ mantra and writer Nelson George has put all of the above into his new book, Soul Train:…
Al Sharpton and the National Action Network led a march Monday from the Tallahassee Leon Country Civic Center to the State Capitol to address ‘stand…
Rev. Jesse Jackson has lived an extraordinary life. Through his civil service, he’s met some of the world’s biggest leaders including Martin Luther King and…
I wrote a short blog not long ago titled “Old School Hip Hop Garners Negative Condemnation” and backing up what I said about the importance…
Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan to honor Cathy Hughes, a woman who has blazed a trail for Black media in America. The…
*Jesse Jackson has weighed in the “Duck Dynasty” drama, comparing comments made by the show star Phil Robertson to GQ to those made by…
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is speaking out against the controversial comments made by “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson. Politico.com says, Jackson released a statement to the “Chicago Tribune” saying the now-suspended cast member said what he did “within a context of what he seemed to believe was white privilege.” Jackson and his civil rights group Rainbow […]
December 18 might be a normal day for some, but it marks a pretty special one in history! Check out a few things that happened in history on this unique day: 1966: Dr. Seuss’ ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ aired for the first time on television on CBS 1971: Rev. Jesse Jackson revealed the launch […]
Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for using $750,000 in campaign money for living expenses, clothes and luxury items. Jackson was scolded by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, saying that he and his wife, Sandi Jackson, used campaign funds as a “personal piggy bank.” “As a public official, you […]
