Congressman Jonathan Jackson on Biden, Gaza and making his famous father proud
After a lifetime of activism, a son of Jesse Jackson marks his first year as a politician representing Illinois
July 2023
Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organisation
Retirement from Rainbow PUSH Coalition follows several health problems in recent years
December 2021
Jesse Jackson calls for affirmative action to tackle white male supremacy in UK
Veteran civil rights leader, on last day of British tour, says women and minorities are being held back
November 2021
Ahmaud Arbery killing: judge rejects mistrial requests as Jesse Jackson attends
Jesse Jackson released from hospital after falling and hitting head
August 2021
Rev Jesse Jackson and wife ‘responding positively’ to Covid treatment, says son
Rev Jesse Jackson in hospital with Covid-19
July 2021
Summer of Soul review – the best concert film ever made?
Questlove’s magnificent documentary features rediscovered footage of Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone et al in their prime
July 2020
The power of touch
The power of touch: I was hugged for the first time at 18. It meant confronting my deepest fears
I had grown up in brutal poverty, and saw touch as a privilege for those with less traumatic backgrounds. Then a friend and mentor changed my life
May 2020
The G2 interview
Jesse Jackson: 'The gated community does not protect you from the pandemic'
After more than 50 years fighting for civil rights, the activist is now watching coronavirus ravage African American communities. But he has a warning for the rich and powerful
February 2019
Jesse Jackson: 'Hate and violence are raining down on our country'
The civil rights leader discusses the attack on Jussie Smollett and how Trump’s rhetoric is pushing the US towards a ‘crisis’
August 2018
Seriously ill Aretha Franklin visited by Stevie Wonder and Jesse Jackson
Singer’s nephew says family and friends ‘trying to keep her spirits up’ as she receives hospice care at home
March 2018
Jesse Jackson on Martin Luther King's assassination: 'It redefined America'
The civil rights veteran, one of only two surviving witnesses to King’s murder 50 years ago, says his mentor’s response to Trump would have been: ‘We must not surrender our spirits’
November 2017
Jesse Jackson says he's been seeking care for two years for Parkinson's disease
The 76-year-old civil rights leader and ex-presidential candidate says diagnosis was ‘not a stop sign but rather a signal that I must make lifestyle changes’
January 2017
When Margaret Thatcher met Jesse Jackson: 1990 file tells of ‘civil and lucid’ talks despite adviser fears
Files reveal how UK advisers viewed US civil rights leader with suspicion
May 2016
Jesse Jackson says he 'didn't know' dinner companion Jean-Marie Le Pen
The civil rights leader, in France to commemorate the abolition of slavery, voiced ‘disgust’ at the far-right veteran’s views after an allegedly inadvertent enounter
April 2016
'An international disgrace': Jesse Jackson calls for Chicago to close Homan Square
The civil rights leader condemned police department for alleged human rights violations at its ‘black site’ where thousands of detainees have been held
March 2016
What Bernie Sanders needs to learn from Jesse Jackson
Joy-Ann Reid
On the surface, the two men could not be more different. But Jackson’s radical campaigns for the nomination hold valuable lessons for the Vermont senator
February 2016
Apple shareholders reject diversity plan to recruit minorities as company leaders
Tim Cook urged investors not to vote through plans to accelerate recruitment of minorities on its 18-person board – which currently has 15 white men
October 2015
Lamar Odom needs our prayers, says the Rev Jesse Jackson – video
Reverend Jesse Jackson gives an update on the condition of former NBA star and reality TV personality Lamar Odom
