House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) denied a request to allow the late Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, drawing a rebuke from the NAACP civil rights organization. “Mike Johnson ...

Johnson’s office cited long-standing House precedent, noting that the Rotunda is typically reserved for presidents, former members of Congress, military leaders, and Supreme Court justices. Because ...

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Reverend Jesse Jackson surprised me during a trip to his home state of South Carolina. He asked that I join him in the hospital room of his dying mother, Helen Burns Jackson. I had accompanied him in ...

When new Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle emphasized the importance of offseason workouts, he didn’t single out any one player. He didn’t need to. Doyle undoubtedly was talking about, and to, ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's decades of activism included a record of profound eloquence. The civil rights icon, who died on Feb. 17 at 84, delivered numerous powerful speeches and memorable quotes ...

Jaren Jackson Jr: Then 2022 hit. All Access was coming to town. ESPN was coming to town. Rappers are court side. Everyone is a believer — fully. We started off with no expectations and blew the league ...

Jackson's presidential runs were intended to inspire other minorities to seek elected office. Savannah leaders, including Mayor Van Johnson, credit Jackson as a trailblazer who gave them hope. Jackson ...

A day after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death, officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate. Information on ...

In 1988, as the Reverend Jesse Jackson was making his second presidential bid, I left the campaign trail, where I was covering the eventual Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis, to make a personal ...

As Reverend Jesse Jackson navigated a tricky relationship with the Jewish community in the late 1980s and early 1990s, former ADL chief Abraham Foxman had a front-row seat. “I was very critical of him ...