Sports media star Stephen A. Smith hints at 2028 presidential run, but Democrats historically block outsiders like Bernie ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death surprised me with sadness. Though we didn’t really know each other, he and I intersected enough through decades of American history that I felt like I’d lost yet another ...

The civil rights icon, who died Tuesday at 84, campaigned for president in Vermont at a key turning point for the state’s progressive movement.

Reverend Jesse Jackson’s first presidential campaign was as electrifying as anything I had witnessed in my short life.

Jesse Jackson is known for so many things as a civil rights activist. Founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, he was dedicated ...

His success in the 1984 and 1988 Democratic primaries ushered in a new era in Democratic Party politics.

Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making ...

In March 2007, Jackson pledged his support for Barack Obama's campaign to become the first African American in the White ...

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy as one of America's most influential advocates for equality and social justice. He had been ba ...

“Jackson’s life contributed to making this country more democratic, more inclusive, more fair.” ...

Danielle Wiggins, a historian at Georgetown University, says Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns used rhetoric, tactics ...