OPINION: I was 42 when I learned that Dr. Arnett Elyus Girardeau Sr. stood between Black teenagers and a white ...

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world, photos courtesy of the Associated Press.

A mural paying tribute to people killed by law enforcement in San Antonio was restored this week after graffiti damage on ...

The city of Atlanta is coming together today, Sunday, March 15, 2026, to celebrate a milestone a century in the making: the 100th birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. Atlanta City ...

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket arrived at the South Carolina Statehouse, where flags flew at half-staff to honor the civil rights icon.

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The Baptist minister and humanitarian twice campaigned for the U.S. presidency and was the most successful Black candidate until Barack Obama. The former president credited the work of Jackson in ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global hostage releases, and shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and ...

Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc. marks anniversaries, grows exhibits and partnerships, and previews a 2026 calendar of Black history.

Perhaps the greatest legacy Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. leaves behind is the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, his landmark national service organization focused on social justice and fighting for social change.