Chicago civil rights leaders and Illinois politicians reaffirmed their dedication to protecting education and immigrants rights Monday morning amid reports that President Donald Trump could begin his ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson The Rev. Jesse Jackson stands on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/AP ...

BALTIMORE -- The Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation of Howard County (AFHC) is set to host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast Celebration on Sunday. The event will take place on January ...

Hosted by the Memphis chapter of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based human-rights nonprofit founded by the Rev.

son of Reverend Jesse Jackson, the founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, ended the program with some wise words. "The world wants to simply call him Dr. Martin Luther King. But you ...

It was 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered ... it’s bigger than me," Jackson said of his upbringing. "I was always ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Organizations in Jackson County are gearing to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The official holiday honoring King is Monday, Jan. 20. Here are some 2025 events ...

Both organizations were founded by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago ...