Michigan to Lower Flags to Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson to Lie in State at South Carolina State House - The MinorityEye

South Carolina will pause to honor one of its most consequential sons. The body of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., civil rights leader, presidential candidate, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will lie in state at the South Carolina State House in Columbia on Monday, March 2, 2026. Jackson, who was born in Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on February 17 at the age of 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder. His life spanned decad…

Whitmer orders lowering flags to half-staff to honor Jesse Jackson

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor civil rights icon, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Michigan to lower flags to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday and Friday to honor the life of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Gilding the Funeral Lilies for Jesse Jackson

Those who now hail the late Rainbow PUSH leader as a “civil rights icon” engage in willful amnesia about his many unsavory activities and statements.

Trump admin disrespects Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow-PUSH coalition, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died last week at the age of 84 following the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in 2015. Jackson was a protege of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until King’s assassination in April 1968.  Jackson was a

Mourners can soon pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Mourners will get a chance to pay their respects to American Civil Rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson this week.