The request to have his body lie in state came at the behest of Jackson’s family and a host of state legislators.

Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson will take place the next two weeks in several locations across the U.S. Organized by Jackson's family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Celebration of Life ...

A tribute meant to honor the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson included an unexpected moment when former President Joe Biden delivered a pointed remark to the crowd gathered in Chicago. According to the ...

Civil rights icon and Greenville native Rev. Jesse Jackson left behind a historic legacy when he passed away earlier this month. Mentioned as a “protégé” of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson worked his ...

Three former Democratic presidents attended a memorial service for Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. at a Chicago church, while mourners pay their final respects to the civil rights leader. Barack Obama, Bill ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Memorial services honoring the life of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, the late civil rights leader's ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Jackson Memorial Hospital gave a first look inside its brand-new emergency room, which will make it one of the largest in the country. The 178,000-square-foot facility is designed to ...

CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed ...