CHICAGO (Reuters) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and relatives of victims of fatal shootings in Chicago urged President Barack Obama on Saturday to come back to his hometown and address the gun violence plaguing the city. Full story
Jesse Jackson reflects on the second inauguration of the first African American president, and how Martin Luther King Jr. paved the way for President Obama.
President Obama’s second inauguration will take place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Rev. Jesse Jackson comments on the significance of the day and the challenges the president faces.
Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with journalist James Warren about Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who resigned amid scandal.
After singing "Georgia On My Mind," Willie Nelson seems overcome as he and the Rev. Jesse Jackson embrace during funeral services for Ray Charles at First AME Church in Los Angeles Friday, June 18, 2004.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. speaks in support of a demonstration against the New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic outside of Manhattan Federal Court in New York, March 18, 2013. The city is currently defending the policy in court from a class action four black men file
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) departs the U.S. District Federal Courthouse in Washington February 20, 2013. One-time Democratic Party rising star Jesse Jackson Jr., weeping and repentant as his famous father looked on, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to misusing about $750,000 in campaign
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) appears on the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington December 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas