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The Republic Steel mill in south Chicago is sacred ground for the American labor movement. Read More

The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and many others, has died. Read More

Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been the recipient of some very unflattering political news stories for close to a week, and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is feeling his pain. Read More

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said that recent attacks on Rev. Jeremiah Wright , the former pastor of President Obama's Chicago church, have been a personal "source of pain" for him. Read More

Melvin touted Democratic Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver "now calling for members...of the House ethics panel to temporarily step aside."Read More

"Some religious leaders are struggling with President Obama's support for gay marriage but not the Rev. Jesse Jackson," gushed frequent MSNBC contributor Toure noted in the opening line of his May 17 Time.com "Ideas" blog post as he introduced how he "spoke to the Reverend [Jesse Jackson] about the impact of Obama's announcement among blacks and the wider community of the faithful."Read More

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