Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also ...

Jackson died last week at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak in his later years.

Flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff on Thursday and Friday to honor the life of Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.

Canton's Interfaith Coalition will host a Commemoration Day on March 20, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s cousin, Rev. Joel ...

SUNY Brockport will host its 41st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture Series on Thursday, February 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Seymour Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the ...

Civil rights leader crisscrossed Akron-Canton area over the past 60 years. Here are some highlights from those visits.

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Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Jackson worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was present at his assassination in 1968.

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader and former politician who rose to prominence as a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. The 84-year-old’s family announced ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev ...