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Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives at a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the expiration of the federal moratorium on home evictions in Washington, United States, on August 2, 2021. REUTERS / Evelyn HocksteinAug 23 (Reuters) -…

Washington - Veteran American civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, officials said on Saturday.The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline…

Jackson State University's Office of Community Engagement unveiled its new Council of Federated Organizations mural entitled "Chain Breakers" on Saturday,…

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a subcommittee hearing on the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigation of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017.WASHINGTON - US…

A mural was unveiled Saturday morning at Jackson State University in honor of civil rights legends, living and dead, who paved the way for equality.The mural entitled "Chain Breakers" shows six civil rights activists rising over a broken…

Travis Jackson was nine years old in 1943 when Hillburn families of color launched a boycott of segregated schools.The boycott of the families was ultimately successful. Black and Indian children in the small village on the edge of the…

By highlighting cities where significant events took place during the civil rights movement, a new book aims to make this complex story easier to understand…

June 12: Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot dead in his Jackson, Mississippi driveway in 1963 Medgar Evers: Medgar Evers was born on July 2, 1925 and was known as a civil rights activist and Secretary of…

CHENNAI (IANS) - The efforts of eminent American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. paved the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to convene Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to announce the…

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