In 1992 Mark Jaffe, as CEO established his GNYCC’s public and private sector’s year-round webinars, networking, conferences and expos for its 30,000 members. I could not refuse to accept Col. Terrence ...

In 1988, the Reverend Jesse Jackson ended his outsider campaign for president with a stirring speech for the history books: "We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Faith leaders paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's first Saturday morning forum since his passing. Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84 ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family announced revised funeral arrangements Thursday afternoon for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate who died two days ago. The family said in a ...

WASHINGTON — The Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ community is mourning the loss of Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, its Pastor Emeritus and a central figure in D.C.’s religious and social ...

Atlanta’s historically Black colleges are honoring the legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who championed HBCUs across the country until his death Tuesday. Jackson was himself an ...

The reverend and civil rights leader redefined modern political coalition-building. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights strategist, Baptist minister, and two-time Democratic presidential ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s ...

• The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died at age 84. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told CNN that ...

Born in South Carolina in 1941, the civil rights icon has been on the frontlines of numerous historic events in the U.S. Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He ...