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.

Mar- 2019 -

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

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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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2 January

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JESSE JACKSON: A Petulant President Shuts Down Government and Insults Working People

The shutdown will do real damage to many federal employees and their families.
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Dec- 2018 -

19 December

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JESSE JACKSON: Trump Wall Demand is Dressed With More Lies about Immigrants

This isn't a crisis — it's a political ploy designed to fan fear and division.
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12 December

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JESSE JACKSON: White Churches Have Moral Responsibility to Stand Up

Why does the White church remain so silent in the face of these mounting crises and denial of justice and…
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Nov- 2018 -

28 November

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JESSE JACKSON: Contrast Between Obama and Trump Has Become Clear

With Obama and then Trump, Americans have elected two diametrically opposed leaders leading into two very different directions. Over the…
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14 November

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JESSE JACKSON: Dems Need a Plan Beyond Responding to Trump

With majority control in the House of Representatives, Democrats have an enormous opportunity — and face a distinct peril.
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