Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for president, dies at age 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.
Watch CBS News
The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.
Remembering the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife are both hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has delivered a sermon at a Maryland church criticizing President Donald Trump.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson's disease.
Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from a Baltimore halfway house. Jackson, who went to prison for misuse of campaign funds, is now on home detention.
Cities across the nation will be celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend but some hold a more historical significance than others.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson ended a four-day visit to Cuba on Monday without getting to visit a U.S. government development subcontractor from Maryland who is serving a 15-year sentence.
It's almost to the point that the easiest way to spot a corrupt politician is to see who's winning in Chicago.
A $70 million state plan to build a juvenile detention center gets some high-profile opposition.
Five years ago, as they helped break ground on what would become the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Jesse Jackson suddenly broke down in tears.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson appealed to Cuba on Tuesday to release an American contractor facing a possible 20-year sentence on charges of trying to undermine the government, saying granting him freedom on humanitarian grounds could open the door for better relations.
