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This Week In Black History December 13-19, 2023

EDDIE KENDRICKS DECEMBER 13 1903—Another one of the great un­sung heroines of the Civil Rights Move­ment Ella Baker is born in Norfolk, Va. She directed the...

Recognizing Rev. Jesse Jackson’s perseverance during his fight against COVID-19

by Betti Halsell, Contributing Writer The Los Angeles Sentinel   The core of the Black community felt the heaviness in the air when news broke about Rev....

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks about his and wife’s Covid diagnosis

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson have both tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the family confirmed late Saturday. Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire...

Our diversity is truly America’s strength and the hateful reaction to it is truly America’s weakness

by Jesse Jackson Sr. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The recent murder of eight people in North Georgia, six of them Asian American women, has brought national attention to the...

Minority employees versus Amazon…Rev. Jackson, C.K. Hoffler announce support of class action lawsuit

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Rev. Jesse Jackson has announced his support for former Amazon employee Chris Smalls, who has spearheaded...

A royal wedding that affirms truly noble values 

Prince Harry of Wales, sixth in the line of succession to the British throne, will marry the American actress, Meghan Markle, on Saturday, May 19,  with all of the ceremony and global...

Dignitaries celebrate Julian Bond’s legendary life

ATLANTA — Local and national dignitaries began pouring in accolades to celebrate the life of legendary Civil Rights leader Julian Bond, who passed away Sunday…

Jackson rips NFL for lack of diversity in advisers

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson criticized the NFL on Tuesday for not including any African-American women when it brought on three...

MLB marks 67th anniversary of Robinson debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Marking the 67th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, the Rev. Jesse Jackson praised Commissioner Bud...

Jesse Jackson targets tech's lack of diversity

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is bringing a strategy borrowed from the traditional civil rights era playbook to the age of social media and a...

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