It’s a day that ends in “y,” which means yet another high-ranking Democrat is backing his party’s extreme proposal to pack the Supreme Court with left-wing ideologues. Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg threw his support behind the radical power-grab while speaking at a Rainbow PUSH Coalition event on Thursday. In his remarks to attendees, the […]
Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody."
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden as set to honor late Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago at a homegoing service for the iconic civil rights leader.
Along with the former presidents, former Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak
The funeral for the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is being held in Chicago on Friday afternoon. Jackson, 84, died earlier this month after battling the neurodegenerative disorder progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), his family said in a statement. The political sphere — including President Trump and former vice president Kamala Harris — mourned the loss of Jackson with an outpouring of support for his legacy as a civil rights activist and Democratic strategist. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are expected to attend the event.
Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago celebration of life on Friday for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.
Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is among the singers performing at a memorial for the civil rights leader who died last month. Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will attend.
As Mr. Jackson’s body lies in state in South Carolina on Monday, the city of Greenville, where he fought civil rights battles, is wrestling with how to pay its respects.
Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson began on Thursday in Chicago, where the late civil rights icon lay in repose at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.