Rev. Jesse Jackson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rev. Jesse Jackson
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U.S.
Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe has chilling parallels with racist Dred Scott decision
May 13, 2022We must have mass action, litigation, legislation, and registration. It’s not too late.
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Politics
Biden administration enforcing Trump immigration policy against Haitians
September 22, 2021For refugees—families in distress—the rules should be clear and the playing field even.
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Opinion
Has America come any closer to Dr. King’s dream?
April 6, 2021Last weekend marked the 53d anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Over half a century. Has America come any closer to his dream?
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Opinion
The nation can’t afford Republicans’ stimulus sabotage
February 2, 2021This is not a time for timidity or for posturing. It is a time for action.
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Opinion
The majority does not rule in the U.S.
January 27, 2021One person, one vote is imperiled by institutionalized impediments.
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News
Georgia Republicans have perfected racist voter suppression techniques
December 18, 2020300,000 voters were purged from the rolls after the 2018 elections.
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Sports
America’s greatest athletes are standing up, calling this country to change
September 1, 2020Despite unprecedented, multiracial demonstrations across the country protesting police violence against African Americans, the horrors keep on coming.
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Sports
Mandatory college football practices at time of pandemic are nuts
July 1, 2020In this time of Black Lives Matter protests, the lives of these young athletes — black, white, brown and yellow, male and female, must matter.
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