By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination comes amid a fierce struggle for the soul of America. We will celebrate the progress that has been … [Read more...]
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Home-Grown Reactionaries, Not Russians, are Greatest Threat to Our Elections
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. This past weekend, we once again gathered in Selma, Ala., to commemorate “Bloody Sunday,” the March 7, 1965, march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that was savagely put … [Read more...]
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Janus Case is Part of Continuing Attack on Workers
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME; a ruling is expected in a few months. The case is the culmination of a concerted … [Read more...]
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Tax Cut Will Widen the Racial Wage Gap
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment rate as whites … [Read more...]
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Shutdown Allowed Trump to Play Poisonous Political Game
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Donald Trump had the government shutdown that he wanted. No one should be confused about this. The shutdown allowed Trump and Republicans to ply their poisonous … [Read more...]
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Remember, Rekindle the Spirit of Emancipation Proclamation
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. One hundred forty-five years ago on Jan. 1, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, helping to transform this country from a union of states into a … [Read more...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson Announces Parkinson’s Diagnosis Friends, Medical Community Weigh-In on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Parkinson’s Diagnosis
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis caught many by surprise, but those who know him said they’re confident that he’ll overcome … [Read more...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Calls for “Full-Scale” Boycott of BMW
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, called for a “full-scale” boycott of BMW, the German automaker, for … [Read more...]
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How to Put Puerto Rico Back on its Feet
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. What obligations do we owe one to another as Americans? What does patriotism and citizenship mean in practice? Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico has posed … [Read more...]
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We Americans Must Face our Addiction to Guns
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Fifty-eight dead and counting; 500 sent to hospitals. The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history took place Sunday in Las Vegas, as a lone gunman firing … [Read more...]
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