Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is the founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He was a leader in the civil rights movement alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was twice a candidate for President of the United States. His articles appear here courtesy of Rainbow PUSH.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Jesse Jackson

Opinion

Michigan poisons poor to save a few bucks
January 20, 2016 By Jesse Jackson
Flint residents are Americans, but they are forgotten; state officials led by Gov. Snyder have shown that they consider the residents disposable.
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Opinion

Gun control alone can’t curb violence
January 7, 2016 By Jesse Jackson
Dealing with entrenched poverty costs real money, but less than we spend on the police, jails, drugs, alcoholism, and chronic illness - the dysfunction that comes from poverty.
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U.S.

Alabama’s new Jim Crow far from subtle
October 14, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
In 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, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
We 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, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
On 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, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
The 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, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
It'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, 2015 By Jesse Jackson
Only 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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