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The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoJesse Jackson has been battling Parkinson’s disease for the last eight years. The Rev. Jesse Jackson...
Congressional races: Jesse Jackson’s son clinches nomination, Delia Ramirez wins and Danny Davis...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, emerged at the top of a pack of...
Black Americans' health is in crisis. What will it take for them to be well?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAnika Nailah's 80-year old husband died last autumn, a loss so profound it's still difficult for her...
Faith and firearms: Some Oklahoma religious leaders share their views on gun control
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe letter signed by more than 50 religious leaders was recently delivered to the governor with a...
Van Buren rally calls for peace, unity amid arrest investigation
Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDerek Van Voast said he is tired of hearing police brutality explained away as the work of a few bad...
In race to replace US Rep. Bobby Rush, candidates try to break through the clutter in densely...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpend any time these days in Illinois’ expansive 1st Congressional District and you’re liable to bump into a candidate trying to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for the historic seat. A total of ...
Race dominates final days of the mayoral election in deeply segregated Chicago
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — They wore black T-shirts bearing his image, carried “Women for Brandon Johnson” signs and...
Police arrest more than two dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators on UT-Austin campus amid tense...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoProtesters on Wednesday during a student demonstration in support of Palestinians at the University...
Daywatch: Smoke from Canadian wildfires to hit Chicago again
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGood morning, Chicago. Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County suburbs on July 2,...
Dr. Fauci, Roberta Flack and Zora Neale Hurston Documentaries on the Way, PBS Boss Announces
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPBS’ “American Masters” series will chronicle the life and work of Dr. Anthony Fauci in the...