Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a rousing sermon and eulogy for his friend Rev. Jesse Jackson, closing with the declaration, "We won't go back!" ...

Thousands packed into the House of Hope to celebrate the life of the civil rights icon who passed away Feb. 17. A private homegoing service is scheduled Saturday morning.

There are times when it is tempting to do memorial tributes, and I’ve not done so. Hardly a week goes by when someone, somewhere, with a connection to the life of faith and to religious practice more ...

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are speaking at the event, which also features music from Chicago native ...

Purpose of Life Ministries spent their Sunday service preaching the message of hope, shared for decades by the late civil rights icon.

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services in the player above. Many notable names and prominent figures will ...

Services honoring the late Rev. Jesse Jackson will take place later this week in Chicago, and the family has named speakers and performers who will pay tribute to him.

Jesse Nelson says he will always remember Jesse Jackson as a Baptist preacher more than a politician or protester.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has spent the last 60 years of his ...

People from all over the country gathered at the Statehouse to visit with the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died on Feb. 17, ...

Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for ...