Jesse Jackson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jesse Jackson
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U.S.
Alabama’s new Jim Crow far from subtle
October 14, 2015In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault.
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Opinion
Pope Francis offers the world a prophetic voice
September 23, 2015We must not sacrifice people at the "altar of money" - the pope calls on us to amend our ways so we can meet the challenges of climate change, poverty, war, and division.
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Opinion
Amend Constitution to add a right to vote
August 6, 2015On Aug. 6, the Voting Rights Act will mark its 50th anniversary.Now it's time to demonstrate against the concerted campaign to undermine it.
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U.S.
Sandra Bland’s only offense was “driving while black”
July 29, 2015The institutionalized prejudices and distorted practices that led to her death are unacceptable in a nation of equal justice under the law.
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U.S.
Sorry is not enough
July 21, 2015It's not "normal that so many young people end up in our criminal justice system. What is normal is teenagers doing stupid things."
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Opinion
From symbol to substance, is a new South coming?
June 30, 2015Only continued action to bring us together can insure that we overcome those who would use terror and fear to drive us apart.
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Opinion
Michelle Obama’s deeply moving words
June 17, 2015At the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, Michelle Obama spoke of the racial barriers facing African Americans and encouraged them to overcome discrimination.
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U.S.
Enshrine voting right in the Constitution
August 7, 2013On August 5, 48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, announcing, "This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless."
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