US EditionKentucky Flags to Be Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Jesse Jackson
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and authored key works linking the death penalty to racial and economic injustice, impacting national and international advocacy.
- On February 17, 2026, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. died at age 84, his family announcing he passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones early that morning.
- He traced his activism to his rise under Martin Luther King Jr., linking his anti‑death‑penalty work to the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's mission, which he founded, framing capital punishment as part of broader racial and economic disadvantage.
- Jackson amplified his critique through public vigils and attendance at executions, including outside the Huntsville, Texas prison unit, while his 1996 book Legal Lynching and the 2001 revised edition examined wrongful convictions and structural factors on death row.
- Planned memorial services include Thursday and Friday at Rainbow PUSH's Kenwood headquarters, with tributes from Obama and Sharpton, and a March 6 'People’s Celebration' at House of Hope.
- Jackson's legacy as a global anti‑apartheid campaigner and advocate for labor rights will continue to influence justice and labor movements, according to tributes from South Africa and others.
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Chicago clergy kick off funeral services with tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson
Deborah Cosey-Lane couldn't help but grow emotional as she listened to clergy from across Chicago honor Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and legacy during a heartfelt tribute Saturday morning at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.“I still have life in me because I have hope,” said Cosey-Lane, 60. “That hope was instilled because the reverend kept pouring it in when I looked like I was empty and like I was hopeless.”Cosey-Lane was one of doz…
Kentucky flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Jesse Jackson
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Governor Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on March 7, in honor of Jesse Jackson. The trailblazing civil rights leader died on February 17, at the age of 84. “A leader of strength and commitment to peace, Rev. Jesse Jackson brought meaningful [...]
Local civil rights advocates reflect on Jesse Jackson's legacy
TUPELO — Civil rights leader and minister Jesse Jackson died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and fierce support for the Black community and all those underrepresented in government.
SHR 25.08: From $15.4B budget to Jesse Jackson - Statehouse
The Feb. 20, 2026, issue of Statehouse Report offers a detailed look into the first House budget committee approved draft of a $15.4 billion state budget, plus information on vouchers, an FOIA sports exemption and more. Columnist Andy Brack remembers the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the global leader from South Carolina who died this week. The post SHR 25.08: From $15.4B budget to Jesse Jackson appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Legal Lynching Author, Dies at 84
Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., a Baptist minister, two-time presidential candidate, and outspoken critic of the death penalty, died on February 17, 2026, at age 84. His family announced that he died peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. Rev. Jackson had been living with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 2015. Rev. Jackson brought sustained public attention to the death penalty across several decades, arguing…
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