I was in Australia when Jesse Jackson won the Michigan Democratic Primary in 1988. It reverberated even there.

Jesse Jackson’s children remember his civil rights legacy and describe him as a devoted father after his death at home.

A 1972 clip of Rev. Jesse Jackson leading children in his “I am somebody” chant on Sesame Street is circulating widely on Instagram following news of his death at age 84. The video, originally filmed ...

On Tuesday, America lost a legendary civil rights activist who helped open doors for generations in the Black community. News ...

For the second time in less than a dozen years, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a former babysitter accused of killing an infant at her unlicensed day care. Tuesday’s decision ...

A niece of the late Aretha Franklin reflects on Jesse Jackson's long, close relationship with the Queen of Soul and her ...

A South Florida woman is remembering civil rights leader Jesse Jackson after meeting him as a child, a moment she says has ...

Over the past several years, true crime has become more popular than ever in all sorts of forms, from films based on true ...

Jesse Owens' incredible journey from a sharecropper's son to an Olympic legend who defied Hitler's propaganda and inspired ...

Feb. 4—The Ohio High School Athletic Association has renamed its track and field state competition as the OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships. The OHSAA Board of Directors ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association's state track and field meet now bears the name of one of the sport's all-time greats: Jesse Owens.