Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

May- 2019 -

22 May

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JESSE JACKSON: Extremist Laws Will Make it Harder for Poor Women to End Pregnancies

I share the concern for life that animates the most sincere opponents of abortion. I also agree that reproductive justice…
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15 May

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JESSE JACKSON: Decades After Brown v. Board of Education, We Risk Going Backward

Today, the common sense of the Brown decision is under attack.
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1 May

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JESSE JACKSON: Making Wall Street Pay for Foreclosure Crisis

One would think that law-and-order conservatives might support this act of simple justice.
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Apr- 2019 -

10 April

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JESSE JACKSON: The Politics Behind Trump’s Empty Border Threats

Donald Trump's flailing on immigration and the Mexican border continue to spiral into chaos.
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Mar- 2019 -

27 March

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JESSE JACKSON: Modern-Day Poll Tax a New Low

The real question is to the Republican congressional majority in Florida: Have you no decency? Are you so blinded by…
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5 March

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JESSE JACKSON: Selma, the Birthplace of Modern Democracy in America

Selma should be more than a symbol of past struggles; it must also become a beacon for a new hope.
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Feb- 2019 -

20 February

Op-Ed

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JESSE JACKSON: Trump’s Fake Emergency Moves U.S. Closer to Autocracy

President Trump's decision to declare a national emergency in order to fund his border wall triggers a crisis for our…
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6 February

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JESSE JACKSON: Trump Cranks Up Misery for Venezuela

President Trump apparently has decided that intervention in Venezuela's agonies can help repair an image scarred by the government shutdown…
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Jan- 2019 -

23 January

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JESSE JACKSON: Trump’s Flailing Will Get More Desperate — and More Dangerous

His flailing only deepens the hold that he is already in.
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9 January

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JESSE JACKSON: Trump Administration Intent on Weakening Civil Rights Enforcement

What is clear is that, whatever the president's personal views, the Trump administration is intent on weakening enforcement of civil…
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