In her biography “A Dream Deferred,” CNN anchor Abby Phillip explores Jesse Jackson’s career and legacy.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that ...

A Jesse Jackson docuseries from filmmaker Prentice Penny, featuring the Reverend's daughter Ashley, is in the works, we can report exclusively.

Jesse Jackson Jr. is seeking a return to Congress. Jackson, the son of civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, announced on his YouTube channel Wednesday that he is running to represent Illinois’s 2nd ...

A who's who of Chicago politics celebrated the legendary civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson for his 84th birthday on Saturday. But Jackson himself was not at the event. Jackson turns 84 on ...

CNN’s Abby Phillip joins Jake Tapper to discuss her new book “A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black ...

CHICAGO — Jesse Jackson Jr. is returning to the political stage, seeking the same congressional seat he once held for 17 years. Jackson Jr. has announced his candidacy for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional ...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson is a towering figure in the Civil Rights Movement, but his political legacy is less often remembered. The ...

What’s in a famous name? The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time. Forty-plus years as a civil rights leader and activist, two-time presidential candidate, globetrotting ...

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds and served time in federal prison, announced a comeback bid Wednesday, entering the Democratic primary for the ...