Jesse Jackson

As U. S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives prepare to negotiate to combine the two distinctly different health care bills, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are vowing once again to push for a public option to make the final bill affordable for their largely African-American and low income constituencies. Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with black pastors from around the state Wednesday to launch a campaign to urge the nation's largest banks to help churches, homeowners and students refinance their debts. Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined more than 100 African American community leaders Tuesday to plot strategy against the wave of foreclosures that has affected homes and houses of worship across the country. Read More

As U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives prepare to negotiate to combine the two distinctly different health care bills, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are vowing once again to push for a public option to make the final bill affordable for their largely African-American and low income constituencies. Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging Rockford residents to push for a federal investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed man inside a church-run day care. Read More

ROCKFORD, Ill. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging Rockford residents to push for a federal investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed man inside a church-run day care. Read More

The Reverend Jesse Jackson returns to Rockford in the wake of the Barmore ruling. Read More

For more than 35 years, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hosting traditional Christmas services in a most nontraditional setting -- the Cook County Jail. Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging prison inmates to turn their lives around. Read More

For more than 35 years, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hosting traditional Christmas services in a most nontraditional setting -- the Cook County Jail. Read More