I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.

In 1996, Jackson’s calls for more diversity in Hollywood were ignored or criticized. Now "Sinners," a movie by a Black director, has garnered 16 Oscar nominations, the most in the award show's history ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who recently died, did not just speak about justice; he took action and led by example to transform the ...

Much of Jackson’s work, along with others, laid the groundwork for the election of President Barack Obama in 2008. In ...

Abby Phillip cornered Shermichael Singleton after he equated being "anti-diversity" with being racist — then admitted Trump is explicitly anti-diversity.

Jesse Jackson was once dogged by antisemitism accusations. Through work with Jewish leaders like Abraham Foxman, he changed.

After missing the playoffs for just the second time in the past eight seasons, the Ravens moved on from John Harbaugh, hired Jesse Minter, and the defensive-minded head coach has taken the early steps ...

In 2000, I got to spend some intense hours with Jesse Jackson, when he and his son Jesse Jackson Jr., then in Congress, collaborated with me on a book about capital punishment. Commitments across the ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after his second run, a Black mayor, David Dinkins, won in New York.

“Jesse Jackson is one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years,” declared Senator Bernie Sanders, summarizing the importance of Jackson’s remarkable life ...

Bhattacharya will be the third leader of the embattled CDC, the nation’s top public health agency, during President Donald Trump’s second term. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired ...

An in-depth look at the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the evolution of civil rights leadership, and whether his style of activism can exist in today’s political climate.