Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is among the influential and noteworthy people who died in February. A protege ...

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Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality.

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Black History Month is a nationwide movement to both celebrate and learn about the Black culture and achievements ...

In the early morning of Tuesday, February 17th, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., completed his assignment on earth, and surrounded by loving family members, took his last breath. He had a lifetime ...

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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 ...