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John Mitchell, longtime chief of staff to Rev. Jesse Jackson, dies at 57
CBS News· 4 days agoThe Rainbow PUSH coalition said Mitchell served as chief of staff, scheduler, and conduit to the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 18 hours agoRev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, were admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago according to a statement from his organization Rainbow ...
James Brown Wanted Eddie Murphy to Play Him in a Biopic After ‘SNL’ Celebrity Hot Tub Sketch | Video
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoNot only that — the actor tells Jimmy Fallon that Brown wanted him to date his daughter The post...
Leonard Peltier Up For Parole, Advocates Demand Release
Char-Koosta News· 5 days agoA parole hearing was held on Monday for Leonard Peltier. Peltier, a 79-year-old citizen of The...
Remembering Al Kresta
National Catholic Register· 1 day agoAl Kresta, the broadcaster, author and missionary who was one of the most spiritually influential figures in Catholic media, died on June 15 in his...
Rainbow PUSH chief of staff John Mitchell dies at 57 after battle with cancer
ABC 7 Chicago· 4 days agoJohn Mitchell passed away Friday after a long fight with stage 4 myeloma. He served Rainbow PUSH...
It Didn't Start With Trump
Reason.com via AOL· 16 hours agoBut it does blunt the idea that economic devastation explains Trump. The bulk of Ganz's book tells the early-1990s stories of Jesse Jackson, Rush...
Iconic Moments at the Apollo Theater Over the Years
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAl Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Lena Horne, Billie Holiday and Count Basie Orchestra Debut- 1934 Billie Holiday performs on stage at Hamburg...
Clarence Page: Another Father’s Day, another election-year discussion on the state of the Black...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFather’s Day always reminds me of the late, great futurist Alvin Toffler’s description of...
What Is “Fusion Voting”? Just a Way to Save the Country, That’s All
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMinor-party candidates are a waste of time. But minor parties that can cross-endorse major-party...
