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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Pennsylvania leaders mourned the loss of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Monday at 84 from a neurological disorder. The ...

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 has renamed its state track and field meet after Jesse Owens. The change comes on the 90th anniversary of Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics ...