Physically Frail, Compassionately Strong Louisiana Leaders Reflects on Reverend Jesse Jackson

Reflecting on Reverend Jesse Jackson's legacy

Rev. Jesse Jackson's ability to give underrepresented groups a voice remains one of his most celebrated qualities, according to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.Raoul Cunningham, who serves on the NAACP's national board of directors, said civil rights advocacy united him and Jackson despite attending schools hundreds of miles apart."Our shared vision was equal treatment, to end segregation, to gain voting rights acr…

Physically frail, compassionately strong Louisiana leaders reflects on Reverend Jesse Jackson

Senatorexpresses his sadness at the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson, a prominent figure in the fight for civil rights and social justice, who left behind a legacy of faith, service, and commitment to empowering communities.

Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Passing of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “It is with profoundly heavy hearts that the Congressional Black Caucus mourns the passing of the civil rights leader and American icon, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. We […]

Nebraska Democratic Party Official Statement on the Passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson

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Reverend Jesse Jackson: A Transformational Leader with a Global Lens

Reverend Jesse Jackson stands as one of the most transformational civil rights leaders of our time, a man whose vision has always extended beyond protest to possibility, beyond struggle to strategy, and beyond borders to humanity itself. Many first saw him as a young leader in the movement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The image of Jesse Jackson on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on that tragic day in 1968, visibly shaken by King’s assassinati…

The Majesty Of Reverend Jesse Jackson

By Dr. Isaac Newton News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Feb. 18, 2026: I was deeply touched by his incredible capacity to let words and meaning jolt the soul through the rhythm of hope, the call to faith, and his relentless pursuit of freedom, dignity, and justice for all, especially the downtrodden and outcast. Long before I met him, his voice had already crossed oceans and entered the crowded chambers of my own conscience. Then I met him in Jer…