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Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at 84

The family reported a peaceful passing, with public observances to follow in Chicago.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Two-Time Democratic Presidential Contender, Dies at 84

Florida Senate Advances $4 Million Compensation Bill for Groveland Four Families to Floor

NYC Officials Re-Raise Pride Flag at Stonewall on Smaller Pole After Federal Removal

Park Service Pulled Evers Home Brochures as Reported Edits Would Drop 'Racist' Label

Transit Agencies Mark Rosa Parks’ Birthday With Free Rides on Transit Equity Day

NC Students Sue to Restore Campus Early Voting Sites Before March Primary

Mississippi Synagogue Arson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty and Is Held Without Bond

MLK Day 2026 Mixes Remembrance, Service and Activism Nationwide

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Catalyst of Bus Desegregation, Dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused a Bus Seat at 15, Dies at 86

Rick Garcia, Architect of Illinois LGBTQ+ Rights, Dies at 69

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Civil-Rights Figure Who Defied Bus Segregation at 15, Dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, Early Civil Rights Trailblazer Who Defied Bus Segregation at 15, Dies at 86

FBI: Suspect Confessed to Mississippi Synagogue Arson, Citing 'Jewish Ties'

Teaching Regulation Agency Bans Patrick Lawler From Classroom Indefinitely

EEOC Under Lucas Invites White Men’s Bias Claims, Targets Corporate DEI

U.S. Capitol Unveils Barbara Rose Johns Statue, Replacing Robert E. Lee

Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Member of the Clinton 12, Dies at 84

Nearly 2,000 Visit The Henry Ford for 70th Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Stand